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About Me
- Laurel Garver
- City dweller, word nerd, Indie film enthusiast and incurable Anglophile. Professor's wife and mom to a young adult daughter. Follower of the Good Shepherd, who is faithful when we are faithless. My poetry and fiction explore the places where heart and soul are tested and growing up truly begins.
I'm also a freelance editor who has been editing professionally since 1991. How can I help you make your manuscript shine? Click my "editing services" tab to learn more
Love Is Patient
What readers are saying:
"Its pacing was perfect, the writing sharp, and the characters engaging. Five stars!"--C.M Keller
"Dani and Theo take turns at the wheel as they maneuver through emotional traffic, confusing roadblocks and heartbreaking detours as they careen down the road, trying their very best to avoid a painful crash. The hopeful lights of Christmas beckon in the distance. Their journey is a test of their friendship, love, trust and faith. The plot gets very intense at times but is beautifully balanced with romance and humor.." --M. Adams, amazon.com reviewer
"This might be my favorite Dani Deane book. It will resonate with anyone who has ever tried to plan a surprise gift/party for someone and how tangled the web gets in trying to keep the secret!"--J. DiMuzio
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Create All Year
Blocked or burned out, writer? Or simply looking for warm ups to get the words flowing?
This collection gives 301 story starts and development ideas focused on the cycles of nature and their effects on human culture, from weather patterns to the traditions and holidays that mark high points of each year.
e-book: Amazon
Love Hopes All Things
What readers are saying:
"original and well-paced; it kept together and ended perfectly."--Reveries book blog
"a fantastic novel about finding true happiness, about forgiveness, about sacrifice, and about dealing with difficult, real-life situations. The pacing is really well done. The characters are full and have to learn and grow. Every chapter ends with a bang, propelling me to read more and more and more!." --E. Johnson, amazon.com reviewer
"The characters are really fun and supremely real."--Beyond the Rainbow book blog
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Love is stronger than death
What readers are saying:
“Garver tackles difficult subjects with depth and grace, weaving the complexities of faith with the complexities of growing up." --Heidi Willis, author of Some Kind of Normal
"...a moving look at one girl discovering that she can survive the deepest loss, and that the people she thinks she knows best just might surprise her." --Stephanie Parent, author of Defy the Stars
"Garver mixes grief, faith, mystery, and humor deftly. The thrilling plot twist and eerie imagery in the story's climax stuck with me long after reading this." --J. Dimuzio, Amazon review
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Beat Writer's Block
"A lot of engaging starting points for any writer that will inspire you to write."
"Covers many genres."
"...many interesting prompts that help you get into the mind of your character."
You can face a blank page with confidence when you use these prompts to warm up, beat writer’s block, develop and maintain a writing habit, change up your routine, start a new project, experiment in a new genre, deepen parts of an existing story, or overcome burnout.
e-book: Amazon / Barnes and Noble / Apple iTunes / Kobo / Smashwords
Pocket paperback (5"x 8", 114 pp.) Amazon / Barnes and Noble
Workbook (8"x 10", 426 pp.) Amazon / Barnes and Noble
Amp up emotion in your fiction
Make your fiction more emotionally true, your characterizations deeper, and your character interactions more dynamic with this tool for fiction writers.
What readers are saying:
"an excellent resource for writers"
"it filled a need I didn't even know I had."
"Without this journal, I would never have seen my writing in a new way.... Please go buy this book. You will thank me for recommending it."
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