This week I'm celebrating straight-up writing truth, pizza crust, and a new release from Joylene Nowell Butler!
Chuck Wendig is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, known for his Star Wars novel AFTERMATH, various novels, comic books, screenplays and a blog about his journeys in the writing world. This week, he has a post that I believe ALL WRITERS SHOULD READ. It contains the absolute truth about being an author gleaned from his years of writing over 20 books. Like do you have to write daily? Do you have to kill your darlings? What about originality vs trends? Seriously, I agree with every word he wrote, and I urge you to go read this post: "What I've Learned After 5 Years and 20 Books: 25 Lessons."
(Note: Mr. Wendig doesn't have much of a filter and you may find swear words along with off-color and/or hilarious visual descriptions used to make his points. If you're sensitive, I suggest you read it but skim the naughty parts. Or say 3 Hail Mary's after it to alleviate any damage that may have been caused during reading.)
I know many of my readers aren't writers, so I wanted to think up something to interest you ... Hmm, what's the best thing that happened to me this week? Easy! I visited Ellen at The Cynical Sailor and His Salty Sidekick and she mentioned a pizza she made.
If you see a dish that looks good on a blog or on Facebook, do you ask the poster for the recipe?
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NEW RELEASE FROM JOYLENE NOWELL BUTLER -
MASKI
BROKEN BUT NOT DEAD
Maski: Broken But Not Dead
By Joylene Nowell Butler
(Psychological Thriller)
An IPPY Silver Medalist!
By Joylene Nowell Butler
(Psychological Thriller)
An IPPY Silver Medalist!
To the Breaking Point...
When Brendell Meshango resigns from her university professor position and retreats to her isolated cabin to repair her psyche, she is confronted by a masked intruder. His racial comments lead her to believe she is the solitary victim of a hate crime.
However, is all as it appears? After two bizarre days, the intruder mysteriously disappears but continues to play mind games with her. Taught by her mother to distrust the mainstream-based power structures, and with her stalker possibly linked to a high level of government, Brendell conceals the incident from the police. But will her silence keep her safe?
Then her beloved daughter, Zoë, is threatened and Brendell takes matters into her own hands. To save Zoë, Brendell searches for the stalker and confronts not just a depraved madman but her own fears and prejudices.
Purchase Links:
Barnes & Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maski-joylene-nowell-butler/1125994868?ean=2940154062012
“Joylene Nowell Butler gets straight to the story, taking you from one happening to the next and keeps you turning the page.” - Martha A. Cheves, author
“A psychological thriller filled with suspense, action and drama...” - John Bell, 93.1 CFIS-FM: Prince George, BC
“Riveting and beautifully written. You won't be able to set it down.” Judith S. Avila, author
Joylene, Métis, is the author of Dead Witness, Broken But Not Dead, and Break Time. She and her husband and their two cats reside in Canada for the summers and Nayarit for the winters. They believe life should be an adventure.
Foxy's Friday Freebies!
Foxy has been nosing around the net.
When she finds great FREE STUFF, she'll feature it on Friday Freebies posts -
- Free short stories, novellas, and novels
- Giveaways for books and swag
- Free services for authors
Here are Foxy's suggestions for April 21, 2017:
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33 comments:
I agree that making pizza is not easy! I've done it several times, but my sauce is too soupy. I stopped making it because I don't like tomato sauce dripping down my arm while I'm eating.
Big congratulations to Joylene!
I saw her post about making pizza. We make homemade pizza sometimes and we usually throw some spices in the crust.
Congrats to Joylene!
Check Wendig--always instructive, always entertaining. and always colorful.
Enjoy your weekend!
Congrats to Jolene! The pizza idea sounds good but I'm too lazy to make pizza at home these days.
Congratulations to Joylene!!!! I used to make homemade pizza and crust all the time, but it's been while now. After reading your blog I might have to get into it again. Chuck Wendig is a real hoot!
Thank you for featuring Joylene's book this week.
I make the pizza dough in my bread machine and always add basil to the mix.
We now have a weekly homemade pizza night, and it has ruined going out for pizza for us.
heh
Congrats to Joylene!
I've added spices in the crust, too - though it's been a while since I've made homemade pizza...that might need to go on the menu when the hubby's 6 week liquid diet has ended. :)
Thanks for the link for Chuck Wendig - I'm definitely going to check it out!
Thanks for hosting - have a great weekend! :)
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I love Chuck's insights, and his post often makes me giggle. I've never put basil in a pizza crust, but I must try that!
Congratulations Joylene!
Congratulations Joylene! My brother-in-law makes fantastic homemade pizza. He has it down to a science, but it took some practice. We sampled his pizza at lunch recently. It's spectacular. He's willing to give tutorials on it, but I don't think we'd have his skills. Have a fun weekend.
Naw, I'm too lazy. I contact the poster and ask them to make it and send it to me. LOL
I'm heading over to Chuck's unfiltered post now. If I can't handle the dirty parts, I'll just read with my eyes closed.
Have a great weekend, Lexa.
I've never asked a fellow blogger for a recipe, but I've tried a few that were already posted.
I make homemade pizza almost every week, but I've never put herbs in the crust. Occasionally I put some shaved parmesan in there, but I shall have to try herbs this week! Thanks for the tip.
When i see something i know Sweetie will like, i do ask for the recipe. And if i'm asked, i always share mine.
What perfect timing for us. Tomorrow is our homemade pizza night (we actually make a meal plan, and rarely have pizza as it violates my weight watchers a bit). Do we want fresh basil or will dried basil do the trick? Garlic is easy. We have just never tried them in the crust before. BTW - Ellen is very cool, I had coffee with her in Auckland one day.
Congratulations to Joylene, I published a special on her book today, a little something to enjoy over pizza.
I'll take a look at the article. The pizza sounds yummy. Best wishes to Joylene and her new book. Have a great weeken.
I make pizza at home with Nan bread bought at store and then empty my fridge of leftover veggies, cheese and tomato sauce. It usually works -except when it doesn't.
I wish Joylene much success with her new book. The pizza looks really great! Do you often bake your own?
Aww...thanks for mentioning my blog and the pizza :-) And thanks to Rhonda for her kind words too. She's an awesome lady!
Arleen - "It usually works - except when it doesn't." That's the story of my whole cooking life! lol
Rhonda - I used dried sweet basil, not fresh. I don't know if the "sweet" means anything. It's just on the store's label.
Erika - I usually buy pizza from outside. I thought making it at home might be cheaper, but the cost of the mozzarella makes the price about the same, so it's just my stubborn determination to make it better than outside. So far the jury's out.
The crust does sound good! Our neighbor back in Germany built an entire wood burning oven outside with the sole purpose of making pizzas. They were wonderful...although I still not sure it was quite worth THAT effort. I'm checking out that article tonight!
First and foremost: I agree, every writer must read. Secondly, my wife and I just made pizza the other day! The one looks great! Lastly, Yay Freebies!
Best of luck with your pizza adventures Lexa.
Hm, interesting. So I have a homemade pizza crust that's been in my family for years and I love it. But we always put our spices in the sauce. I don't know what to think about putting them in the crust!
Oh yes to the spices in the crust. Oregano or maybe Rosemary. My mouth waters.
I'm looking forward to Joylene's book.
Lexa, thanks for popping in today to check out, Art Sketching Through the Alphabet "U" (Unicorn) on Curious as a Cathy. I love pizza, so adding spices to the crust sounds like a terrific idea. I often get Pizza Hut to deliver and make sure I get the stuffed crust pizzas with a buttery garlic, parm crust topper. Yum, is that ever good! Now, you got me wanting pizza but it never takes much to get me in the mood for it. Have a good week. Hopefully I'll be back to joining CTST next Friday.
Thanks for directing us to the Chuck Wendig post! I'm going to keep that one bookmarked so I can keep referring back to it.
Ah, I gave up on homemade pizza years ago. Never could make one that the whole family liked. Thanks for the link to Chuck Wendig's post. I haven't read one of his posts in a while, but I always feel there's a big take-away value. Off to check it out now ...
Congratulations to Joylene! And I hear ya...on making pizza!
Wow Chuck Wendig is to thank for Aftermath?! I love all things Star Wars which surprises a lot of my friends because their not much into Fantasy or action movies.
Spices in the pizza crust? Never done that before but it sounds like a terrific idea. I'll try it out.
Chuck is a dear friend. Thanks for featuring him! I love his blog. He has so much great advice.
Ellen seems pretty awesome as well. I appreciate the pizza pointers!
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