Monthly Archives: January 2016

Reading books to inspire writing books

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

With the start of a new year comes the start of work on “The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill,” my in-progress middle grade novel. To get in the proper frame of mind, I’ve kicked off my year with reading “How Angel … Continue reading →

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2016: The year of immersion

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

New Year’s resolutions seem to have gone to the wayside for many people. The new trend I’m seeing is to assign a theme to the year by choosing a word and making every effort to live up to that word. … Continue reading →

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So long, 2015, and thanks for all the fish

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

Here we are. Day 1 has passed of another new year. I could try to tally the previous year in a half dozen ways. How many words written. How many books read. How many movies watched. How many friends visited, … Continue reading →

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