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Overcoming the fear of writing children’s books
At first, I didn’t want to release Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets to the public. For five years, I had toiled and troubled over a novel with the working title Watchdog. The target audience was adults, and I … Continue reading
Writing characters you love that readers will love
During her last week of school, my niece’s class voted on their favorite characters in Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets. The runaway favorite was Ruddy, the slightly paranoid cardinal who is convinced everyone and everything wanted to eat … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, Ruddy, Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets, writing, writing tips
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Behold the mighty Glomtom!
On Wednesday, I visited first- and third-graders at Dwight Grade School. During the visit, the students helped me on a special project for Book 2 in the Sarah & Katy adventures (coming in December 2015). The first part of our … Continue reading
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Tagged children's books, classroom, creativity, imagination, kid lit, Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets, writing
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Pulling the plug (temporarily) on your online presence
As an independent author, I know the importance of platform building. Being plugged in to social media, feeding content to a website or blog, and connecting with readers is part of the self-publishing process. But sometimes, it feels good to … Continue reading
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Tagged platform building, self-publishing, social media, unplugged, writing
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Giving new life to extinct surnames
There are no more Spinsters. That’s because, according to MyHeritage.com, the surname Spinster is extinct. The last names Bread, MacCaa, Pussett, Puscat, Pussmaid, Bythesea, and Bytheseashore also are reported as being extinct as of 2011. The last survivors carrying the … Continue reading
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