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Blog postIf you've made your way here past blogger's defenses, congratulations. And if you're here for a second time because the first time there was nothing here...thank you for trying again! Whether it was gremlins or ghosts, something spooky stopped my original post.
And now.... a real, renewed blog post.
Welcome!
Click on the banner to return to the main event page for the Addictive Reads Halloween Favorites event and links to the other blogs. Don't forget to sign up f -
Blog postAll Romance eBooks is having a Summer Blast to celebrate the first day of summer. Hey, that's today!
Over 23,000 books--including mine--are on sale for 25% off. Well, not all my books. Not By Keltic Design or Dead Lily Blooms. It's difficult to give 25% off free.
It doesn't matter where you'll be reading this summer, you'll need some good books! Stop by the sale and complete a series, find something new from a favorite author or, most fun of all, discover a tale brand new to you that -
Blog postCandy Guy is in trouble. Winning a design contest will prove his abilities as a chocolatier, but creativity eludes him. An enchanting intruder invades Trace’s workspace. She may be real, or she might be a dream. It doesn’t matter. Desire consumes him at her lingering touch and the deep chocolate flavor of her kiss.
Deleesi hopes to end the ancient fey curse haunting her family, but the handsome wisher defies her sleep-inducing magic. Something in this human calls to her soul, and, u -
Blog postIf you're in the United States, today's the day. For taxes. (Mine have been done for quite a while--thank goodness!) Did you survive?
For romance readers it's also...
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/
All of my books are 25% off at All Romance E Books for today only! Click on the banner to be taken to *lizzie starr's page at ARe.
Happy book hunting and of course, happy reading!
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Blog postWelcome to starrwords, the blogging home of author *lizzie starr. I'm so glad you're joining us on this blog hop. As you hop from blog to blog you'll find gardening tips, recipes, and contests. It's not any different here.
My main gardening tip--let someone else do the hard work. Just enjoy the beauty. Now, I don't mind getting my hands dirty, and the results are well worth the effort. But if all I had to do was wander, look, touch, dream, and inhale, I'd be delighted. < -
Blog postLast week a great writer friend, Sherri Shackleford, handed me a special piece of chocolate she'd saved from a box of gourmet chocolates. Now, the sharing of chocolate between authors isn't that big of a deal. Chocolate is a significant part of life's blood for many of us.
What made this particular treat special is that it reminded her of the chocolate on the cover of my next short story release.
Candy Guy and the Chocolate Brownie
Candy Guy is the first short story -
Blog postWelcome to Gifts of Love, the Addictive Reads Valentine Blog Hop.
For this hop the challenge is to list the best five gifts received--or given--for Valentine's day. I will admit to being a bit of a grinch on this day, so I've thought long and hard. And I'm still...ambivalent. So, since I write romance, and my characters are much better with romantic gestures, I thought I'd share a few of those gifts of love--even though none of these moments happen on Valentine's day.A traditional gift--Ch -
Blog post(Today we finish up reviewing SMART goals. I've added to this post because it felt undone, incomplete, not finished...you get the picture.)
T for Timely, Time-based, Tangible and Trackable.
When you create a goal, there needs to be an end point to give a clear target for you to work towards. If you don't have a Target (hey, another T word), your goal is no longer SMART--it becomes vague. Why is this? Because without an ending, you can start any time. There is no -
Blog post(welcome to day R, which today also stands for Repeat. Like I'm repeating this blog.) Lots of Rs today: Realistic, Relevant, Reasonable, Rewarding, Results-oriented.
Much of what I said yesterday about Achievable goals is Relevant today. Your goals should fall within your personal resources, knowledge and time and should push you--your skills and knowledge--but not be so unReasonable that it breaks your writing spirit.
Having Realistic goals, doesn't mean you've made easy goals. -
Blog post(Talkin' about the letter A in your smart goals today.)
Attainable, Achievable, Action -Oriented
First you create goals that are important to YOU, then you figure out the ways needed to make them happen. In writing, this means you develop the attitudes, abilities and skills needed to reach those goals. One good way to do this is to make one of your goals each year a concentration on one aspect of your writing. Maybe you need to work on transitions so the reader will easily under -
Blog post(Good morning and welcome to the M of SMART goals.)
M stands for measurable, meaningful and motivational.
"If you can't measure it--you can't manage it."
In order to measure a goal you need to know if what you set out to accomplish is obtainable, as well as how far away the completion is. Otherwise, how will you know when the goal has been achieved?
One of the pitfalls of goal setting is making your goal too vague. For instance, your goal states 'I want t -
Blog post(The first post spelling out SMART. The question of the day for writer friends is this--did you have a goal to complete a book in 2011? I know that's taking us back a few years, but surely you remember. Was it a SMART goal? Did you meet that goal? Here we go... the letter S.)
The S of SMART goals stands for specific, significant, stretching.
Your specific goals should be well-defined, straight forward and emphasize what you want to accomplish. It's where you want to focus -
Blog post(Day three of goals revisited. SMART goals are what can turn a To Do list into concrete, achievable goals! How smart is that?)
Go to your favorite search engine.
Type in something like goals, or goal setting, or goals worksheet.
Become overwhelmed by the number of sites devoted to goals.
How do you know which is best? What works? Should I pay for that book/download/podcast? Why even bother?
I'm not going to answer any of those ques -
Blog post(Day two of past posts on goals. From the first sentence you can see how long ago I first wrote this. Time doesn't change the impact of these words. I am SO guilty of making long lists of goals. And even longer lists of how to achieve these goals. So, my first small goal for 2015 is to follow the advice I wrote about all those years ago. What about you? Will you join me?)
I was asked last night what my writing goals for 2011 are. My honest answer--I haven't really thought that much -
Blog post(A few years ago I wrote a number of short posts on goals for another blog. Now that it's time to focus on goals for 2015, I thought I'd repost these blogs...as a reminder to myself! And anyone else who needs a kick in the goals pants. So...have you worked on your goals yet?)
The end of this year approaches, and of course, that means a new year beginning. And for those who set goals (and that should be everyone!) the new year means new goals written in the back of our desk calendars -
Blog postYou know how there are minor, insignificant things in the world that irritate the heck out of you--for no reason. Well, that's how I feel about the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music. No, I don't dislike the song at all (that's reserved for "Frosty the Snowman"). It's just despite the number of versions and times it's played over the holidays, the song IS NOT a Christmas song. I don't care if the lyrics mention warm woolen mittens and packages tied up with stri
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Blog postEvery year I receive a dachshund calendar for my birthday from my brother. Today is that day!
calendar is from brown troutI use this calendar as part of my writing routine--recording words written, deadlines, events relating to books and writing, notes for current and future works, books I've read, oh, all kinds of stuff. In the past I've given myself stickers for celebrations--and I think that would be a grand thing to begin again this year. Bonus for this year--the pages aren -
Blog postYou know those times when you wake up early, but basically refuse to get out of bed--because it's early? Then you lay there and the thoughts just meander in and out of your head? And you end up wondering, what the hell?
Yeah, it was one of those mornings. Here's only part of the internal riot.
Captain Kangaroo and Cinderelly...
Sure, they go together. Back in the days of black and white Captain, he dressed as Cinderella and danced around with mops and brooms to the -
Blog post327 ebooks free for one day only.
And...everyone wants one, or two, or 327.
We broke the internet....
From CJ Lyons, our organizing wonder:
We're victims of our own success--too many folks trying to access the site at once. The webhost assures me that folks should get through, they might just need to check back once things calm down.
They gave me info on how to prevent this in the future, but there's nothing we can do now except carry on.
Thanks for you -
Blog postEvery once and awhile, one must post cute kittens or puppies. Isn't it a law of the interwebs?
So, for your Wednesday enjoyment--the pug puppy version of How to Train Your Dragon. -
Blog postSimply because she said, "What, no more versions of Let it Go?"
(I think Julie is my favorite.)
And yes, I've got more. -
Blog postOne of the questions authors are always asked is where our ideas and inspirations come from. I know I've answered that here on starrwords before, but insights and ideas have been flowing well this summer. I have an over abundance, so I thought I'd share.
Rather than going on about new ideas (like how wonders can become lessons in a galaxies wide search for a mythical beast), how about some of the inspirations for my latest release--which just happens to be on sale during this Addictive Rea -
Blog postMy little friend Dale (who is, yes, sitting on a chip of the buffalo variety) is here to announce the first special event of the summer.
Since it's the first official day of summer, All Romance Ebooks is having a BLAST! Tons of summer reading is on sale. Ah! Books...
Sorry, fell into that wonderful place where there are new worlds and lots of love to discover.
As my part of this great way to add more and more to our TBR stacks, all six of the Double Keltic -
Blog postAnd neither can Arthur Darvill--who played one of my favorites on Doctor Who. Oh wait, maybe he can!
The Ballad of Arthur Darvill for your enjoyment.
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Blog postNo, I'm not having philosophical or political thoughts. I'm talking about FREE books and reading. Okay, my free short story to be precise.
Free reads and short stories in general are an excellent way to try out new authors and genres. Often shorter tales give an author the chance to tell a supporting character's story or add background and dimension to characters and worlds. Sometimes there's just a tale to be told and it doesn't take so many words.
Dead Lily Blooms (or
Titles By *lizzie starr
For Keeps: secret baby, first love, family sage, small town romance (Aspen Gold Series 4)
Oct 4, 2019
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Ryder's Heart: homecoming, forced proximity, psychic small town romance (Aspen Gold Series 3)
Sep 22, 2019
by
Lizzie Starr
$3.99
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Just My Imagination: New in Town, Forced Proximity, Fantasy Otherworld, Small Town Romance (Aspen Gold Series 18)
Mar 29, 2022
by
Lizzie Starr
$3.99
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