Author: elizatilton

2013 Book to Movie Challenge

                                                                                       I AM A MOVIE BUFF It’s true. I love movies almost as much as books. I can watch the same movie over and over and over again until it makes my husband nuts. One thing I always try and do, is read the book before the movie. I am SOOOOO glad I […]

Posted January 9, 2013 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 14 Comments
A Writer’s Creed

A Writer’s Creed

     Sheri Larsen has decided to start the new year with a writer’s creed. I think it’s a fabulous idea and decided to join in. If you want to take part, check out her site and add your blog to the linky. This will be a great way for all of us to keep in […]

Posted January 8, 2013 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 2 Comments
Best of 2012 Giveaway Hop

Best of 2012 Giveaway Hop

Can you believe the year is over? I can’t. To celebrate all the amazing books I read this year, I joined the Best of 2012 Giveaway Hop hosted by I am a Reader, Not a Writer.   I read a lot of great books this year. It was tough to pick out a few. One […]

Posted December 26, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 15 Comments
A New Way To Edit

A New Way To Edit

Today, I discovered something awesome on my Kindle Touch–Text to speech. I had uploaded a current copy of my ms, turned on text-to-speech and read along with the feminine computer voice. What makes this an interesting way to edit, is HEARING your story. I’m sure you’ve heard before about reading your story out loud, but […]

Posted December 17, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 11 Comments
My Last Week

My Last Week

Today starts the last week of my maternity leave… On December 18th, I’ll be back at work full-time and leaving this behind. It’s not easy, but it’s a must. I work for a good company and my job is very stable. My goal is to eventually make enough from writing that I’ll be able to […]

Posted December 10, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 7 Comments

Sip Swap 2012!

Have you ever heard of Sip Swap? No? It’s a fun secret santa type thing hosted by Kelsey and Jessica Send a mug, get a mug. Here’s mine! The cool thing about this mug–you can write on it! It came with a piece of chalk. See that chicken scratch? Yup, that’s me. What a great […]

Posted December 5, 2012 by elizatilton in Uncategorized / 11 Comments