Category Archives: Writing

How to Plan an Author Skype Visit (Fun Tips for Authors, Teachers and Librarians)

Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
I’ve done several dozen classroom Skype visits and I keep refining my techniques. (Yes, I have actual techniques!) I found that many author friends were nervous about doing Skype visits and…

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Reading books to inspire writing books

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

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

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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Liebster Award nomination; invitation to bloggers

Throughout the day Tuesday, the stats for my blog’s hits were climbing at an unusual pace. I recently shared a couple posts over at the Kid Lit Blog Hop, but the rapid increase from my usual numbers seemed to have … Continue reading

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