You’ll love this Romance set in the Heart land.

May 4, 2014 by Cleve Sylcox

Home Again [Kindle Edition]

When Chicago’s city life takes its toll on single mom Sarah Davidson, she jumps at the chance to move back home, all the way to the boondocks of Kansas. Little did she know, the local Sheriff, handsome Carl Pierce, was making the same move from Tulsa. A tornado of events conspire against them, tamping the rising fire of passion. Can they beat the odds or will Sarah regret moving home again?

This Weeks Featured Author is Donna Blanchard McNicol

May 4, 2014 by Cleve Sylcox

Donna Blanchard McNicol

Donna B. McNicol retired after 30+ years working in the IT industry. She spent many of those years writing technical documents and user instructions. In 1996 she began moonlighting in freelance writing; she spent the next ten years writing for such online sites as The Mining Company, Suite101, BellaOnline and About.com.

A year into widowhood, she decided to ride the 48 continental US states on her Harley-Davidson motorcycle, solo. Over five months and several trips she managed to ride through 42 states, covering over 27,000 miles. In 2007 she started full-time RVing, traveling the USA. In 2008 she met her husband and they married in 2009.

In 2012, while traveling the country in their 41′ fifth wheel trailer (with room for their two motorcycles), she decided to give fiction writing a try. Her first book, “Home Again” was published in 2012, quickly followed by “Barely a Spark” and “Not a Whisper” in 2013. She has also written several short stories and flash fiction compilations as well as a children’s picture book.

She and her husband currently reside in Cuenca, Ecuador where she continues her writing.

http://donnamcnicol.com ~ http://facebook.com/mywritespot ~ @dbmcnicol

Cleve Sylcox, On Writing

May 3, 2014 by Cleve Sylcox

First, and for most, I’m an under-achiever … the label stamped on my forehead by many colleges and colleagues. I wanted you to know this before we started. I’m not a New York Times Author nor do I make my living writing…I’m a geek. Writing to me is simply a means of expression, an outlet for stress and anxiety. I write because I love to write and others love to read the stories, and poems. However, I do want my work read by everyone so I do follow the “rules” sort of. I also would like to quit my geek job and be a full-time writer. Sometimes, it is an up hill climb…I lack the talent and skills to achieve my goals. I do cling to something the Wizard gave me, and that is courage.

Where talent fails and where skills flee,

I have the courage to present my wares

no matter how lack luster they might be.

I use to write with no thought of editing or even proofreading. I wrote randomly, without care or regard to the reader. I uploaded my books to Lulu, made a shoddy cover and Wa-la …a book was born. I had climbed a Mountain. I stood on the precipice with my chest out ready to crow like a rooster.

The mountain was only teasing me and wanted me to leave. The task was not conquered; it was not even tamed. This heap of rock was only allowing me a small taste of achievement through writing.

After many bad reviews based on editing…I slunk off the peak and slid into an euphony – you must edit; proof is a necessity; secure your lines as you climb the mountain or you will tumble-down and the landing will always hurt.

After consoling many writer friends and reading an endless barrage of books on the subject of Writing, I came to several conclusions.

1. Write with passion.

2, Write for a particular audience,

3. Pick a genre and stay with it.

4. …and above all else, edit, edit, edit, edit…then edit some more.

Over the next few weeks, I will take each of these and go further in detail.