Tiger Lily Ponders The Universe
April 6, 2020

Lent is bookended with days of eating. Mardi Gras on the front end and Dyngus Day on the back. Dyngus Day is celebrated in many communities, most often in places with a significant Polish population. I'll bet you never knew how much you loved Polish food. We'll remind you.
Volume 4: Holiday

Valentine’s Day is coming. Love is in the air. Or is it?

Annie’s KaliKo Inn plays host to a dreadful couple from England. On holiday in Chelsea, they have a way of infecting those around them with something akin to hatred. They all but abandon their Jack Russel Terrier, but at least he is left in the relative safety of the Inn. Two cats, dumped at the campground, don’t have as easy a time in the frigid winter weather.

Teenagers are not immune to the antagonism of the season. Bullies at the high school have taken their blustering tactics to a higher level and it leads to violence.

When two of their own come to grief, the community comes together. Will the two be found in time? Will the culprits who put them in danger be discovered? 

But this is Chelsea, after all. Somehow, Annie and her friends figure it out before that all important day that comes around only once every four years: Leap Day.

What would you do with an extra day of your life?
Writing Tip #6

Always get feedback for writing

The beta reading process is vital. Ask others (who read your genre) to read your book in order to gain feedback in your intended audience.

Here are some specific questions to ask others for this tip to improve writing:

  • Did you find anything confusing or unclear?
  • Did you understand why (a certain character) did what they did?
  • Were you able to easily follow the dialogue?
  • Was the dialogue in writing clear and concise?
  • Which character did you empathize with more?
  • Do you have any predictions about what will happen?
  • Do you have any feedback I didn’t ask you about?
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