Leadership and Can Do
I‘ve daily watched CV19 reports since they began in early January of 2020. I don’t usually become obsessed with world news of new deadly...
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Sydney Young
Feb 22, 20204 min read
SITTING ON A FORTUNE, by BECKI WILLIS, *Review* Lone Star Book Blog Tours
SITTING ON A FORTUNE The Sisters, Texas Book 9 by BECKI WILLIS Genre: Cozy Mystery / Romance / Women Sleuths Publisher: Clear Creek...
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Syd Young
Feb 9, 202011 min read
Dialogue
Last post I discussed writing tips specifically geared to my lawyerly weakness of verbosity. This time I discuss a strength. One thing...
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Syd Young
Jan 21, 20203 min read
All In, by L.K. Simonds, Review, Lone Star Book Blog Tour
ALL IN by L.K. Simonds Genre: Gritty Realistic / Christian Fiction Publisher: Morgan James Publishing Date of Publication: August 27,...
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Syd Young
Jan 19, 20202 min read
To Progress, To Drilling Down
I’ve been able to delve deep into the WIP again, helping my angst about it. True, it’s a big idea, lots of room for failure, but also it...
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Syd Young
Dec 28, 20193 min read
2019 in review—
It’s easy to look at blog posts and make snap decisions, such as that I've been too busy too write. The truth is, I’m never too busy for...
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Sydney Young
Oct 24, 20193 min read
COMFORT SONGS, by Kimberly Fish, *REVIEW* Lone Star Book Bloggers Tour
COMFORT SONGS a companion novel to Comfort Plans by KIMBERLY FISH Genre: Contemporary Romance / Women's Fiction Publisher: Fish Tales,...
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Sydney Young
Oct 17, 20194 min read
BEYOND THE HORIZON, by ELLA CAREY, Review, Lone Star Book Blog Tour
BEYOND THE HORIZON by ELLA CAREY Historical Fiction / Friendship Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Date of Publication: October 15, 2019...
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Sydney Young
Aug 28, 20193 min read
Yazzy's Amazing Yarn, *Review, Lone Star Book Blog Tour
YAZZY'S AMAZING YARN by CATHEY GRAHAM NICKELL Illustrated by Emily Calimlim Genre: Children's Picture Book, Ages 4-8 Publisher:...
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Syd Young
Aug 28, 20193 min read
Smiling, smiling
“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” ― Dr. Seuss Well, technically it isn’t over, over. It is, however, the end of a...
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Syd Young
Aug 13, 20193 min read
DRAGONFLY, by LEILA MEACHAM*Review, Lone Star Book Blog Tour
DRAGONFLY by LEILA MEACHAM Genre: Historical / WWII / Espionage Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Date of Publication: July 9, 2019...
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Syd Young
Aug 9, 20196 min read
Critique Partners & Showing/Telling
For those of you about to enter #PitchWars, and for writers not used to working collaboratively yet, here is a post about Critique...
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Syd Young
Aug 6, 20194 min read
Syd Young, Co-Host #HFChitChat
Hello everyone! I'm one of your Co-Hosts for #HFChitChat. Me I'm a practicing lawyer and have been a professional writer all of my...
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Syd Young
Jul 2, 201911 min read
Let's Talk Dialogue
Let’s talk Dialogue, from an actor's point of view. We all know its importance. Writers are judged by their dialogue. Put another way,...
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Sydney Young
Jun 28, 20194 min read
WILDFLOWER WEDDING, by Becki Willis, *Review* Lone Star Book Blog Tour
WILDFLOWER WEDDING and a Killer Reception #8 of The Sisters Series by BECKI WILLIS Genre: Cozy Mystery / Romance / Women Sleuths ...
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Sydney Young
Jun 27, 20194 min read
Get Off that #PitchWars Fence!
About #PitchWars The #PitchWars phenomenon bursts into my Twitter feed about this time every year. I never entered until 2018 and then...
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Syd Young
Jun 27, 201911 min read
WHAT IS IN A NAME? The I AM HOUSTON cast of characters
I AM HOUSTON is a work based on fact but purely of my imagination. I was surprised at the number of real persons I could actually learn...
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Syd Young
Jun 24, 20195 min read
Historical Fiction Writers and the case for Twitter
The case for Twitter and tips for a Historical Fiction Writer Presence (and thoughts for more engagement amongst us). I love Twitter. As...
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Sydney Young
Jun 19, 20194 min read
When the Men Were Gone, By Marjorie Herrera Lewis, REVIEW, Lone Star Book Blog Tour
WHEN THE MEN WERE GONE by MARJORIE HERRERA LEWIS Genre: Historical / Biographical / Sports Fiction Publisher: William Morrow Date of...
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Syd Young
Jun 12, 20193 min read
Max Attacks, Book Blitz & Giveaway, #LSBBT REVIEW
MAX ... ATTACKS by KATHI APPELT illustrated by Penelope Dullaghan Children's Picture Book / Humor / Stories in Verse Publisher: Atheneum...
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