https://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblingsBLOG RSSSun, 04 Feb 2024 21:31:18 GMTSun, 04 Feb 2024 21:31:18 GMThttps://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/a-portuguese-love-story-for-halloween© 2024 Caryl Hallberg – A Portuguese Love StoryRaul had walked halfway across the Varzea Grande, with each step a small puff of yellow dust rose marking his progress. He stopped for a moment and looked up at the clear blue of the Portuguese sky and smiled. He could feel the morning sun on his face. It promised to be another scorching August day.As usual, he had finished his chores early and was on his way to the road that led to Cabeças. Lowering his gaze, he looked toward the road in theSat, 26 Oct 2024 23:01:08https://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/a-portuguese-love-story-for-halloweenhttps://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/big-news-re-a-brush-with-mortalityBIG NEWS - There is going to be an audio book edition of A Brush With Mortality! We are aiming for release in time for winter holiday giving! Anyone leaving a review of A Brush With Mortality on Amazon or Goodreads between July 1, 2024 and October 30, 2024 will receive an free audio book which they may keep or can choose to gift to anyone they like.As soon as the contract is signed I will tell you about the amazing voice actor who is doing the book!Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:48:59https://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/big-news-re-a-brush-with-mortalityhttps://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/literary-fictionMy new novel, A Brush With Mortality, is being released on May 26, 2024. It falls into the publishing industry’s literary fiction bucket.The majority of novels published currently are considered as fitting into a genre of fiction, i.e. suspense, mystery, fantasy, romance, etc. Each of these genres has formulas and formats that define them. This makes it easier for the reader because they know how the story will unfold. In a romance you know the couple will figure it out and live happily everTue, 07 May 2024 21:22:19https://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/literary-fictionhttps://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/friends-and-acquaintancesIn May 2024, a new novel, A Brush With Mortality, is being released under my actual name. This is a first for me! The terror of doing this is a river of energy flowing around me. It pushes me forward but also is battering me against stone and debris.I have written fiction and non-fiction since 1971. Most of the non-fiction and all of the fiction was written under a pseudonym. I did this primarily because I was first - a single mom battling for custody of my son. I worried that something in myTue, 07 May 2024 18:43:56https://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/friends-and-acquaintanceshttps://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/rules-of-engagement-how-to-read-and-critique-a-novelFrom: The Science of Science-Fiction Writing, by James Gunn“The value of the critique is only partially to provide feedback for the author; perhaps the most important part is to develop critical skills that can be applied to your own work. Being considerate of other people's feelings about what they have created is not simply a practical application of the Golden Rule—that is, if you aren't cruel about the other person's story, they may not be cruel about yours when your turn comes—it isTue, 05 Mar 2024 13:35:58https://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/rules-of-engagement-how-to-read-and-critique-a-novelhttps://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/belief-v-opinionYou have an opinion. OK, good for you, this means that you are currently thinking that some set of circumstances has a meaning and that meaning is your opinion. You are giving it meaning, but you are open to new information, your opinion might change with the advent of new information or with the presentation of old information offered in a new way. You are flexible in your thinking; your expectations can change.What happens when we have an opinion repeated and reinforced through the collectionTue, 30 Apr 2024 14:55:55https://writemybook.carylhallberg.com/words-and-ramblings/belief-v-opinion