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Writing from the Dark Side

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Heh! I started out calling this blog post "Blogging from the Darkside" and then went to "Writing from the Darkside" and then went on to finally arrive at "Pubbing from the Darkside".  This little tidbit of information should be able to give you a little hint over what has been happening at the Oliver Homestead since I last posted.

Big News! I am part of a great collaboration with a collection of Writers who decided that if a romance book should be done, it should be done by us! Hence, the beginning of what is now know as Welcome to Serenity Harbor, Maine.

This is huge! This is ginormous! All of the books are set around the fictional coastal Maine town of Serenity Harbor. We didn't limit genre, only that their characters fall in love in Maine.

For me, this was a return to something that I love... well, yes... it was a return to writing. I've blogged a little bit about some of my struggles with illness that left with being unable to write for a whi…
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Quote of the week...

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"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
-Mark Twain


Quotes for Writers...

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Helen Ginger said…
Now, that's really great advice. It holds true for friends, critique partners, family, and a host of other people.
August 17, 2008
zhadi said…
Excellent quote! I've never understood people who belittle someone else's ambitions and dreams, but I have observed the people who belittle them are those afraid to reach for the stars themselves.
August 17, 2008
Marvin D. Wilson said…
Love Mark Twain quotes. Is there a book/anthology of all his quotes you (or anybody) knows of?
August 17, 2008
Chris V. said…
Great idea as who doesn't want to feel great?!
August 17, 2008
Teagan Oliver said…
"I've never understood people who belittle someone else's ambitions and dreams, but I have observed the people who belittle them are those afraid to reach for the stars themselves."

Wonderfully put! You just may end up on my "quote of the week..."

Teagan
August 17, 2008
Teagan Oliver said…
Helen, I agree. Sometimes even family's comments, though well intended, can be harsh on our dreams. For yours, my mom wanted me to give it all up and write kids books. She meant well, but she didn't understand what I truly wanted to write.

Teagan
August 17, 2008
Teagan Oliver said…
Marvin,
I don't know if there's a book or not. I got these great quotes from a site that I go to quite often for inspiration. It's http://amberdine.googlepages.com/beginning and they have different sections like fear, beginnings, rejections, etc. Check it out if you like the quotes I've posted.

Teagan
August 17, 2008
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