Debra McArthur's Blog, page 2
July 26, 2013
A Notable honor!
A Voice for Kanzas is sporting a new look! That fancy gold medallion signifies recognition as a Kansas Notable Book! I’m thrilled that the awards committee of the Kansas Center for the Book has chosen A Voice for Kanzas as one of … Continue reading →
June 28, 2013
Mainely Writing; All Fun!
Aaahhh….Maine in June. It doesn’t get much better than that. I’ve just returned from Mainely Writing, an annual week-long gathering of writers at a lovely house on the shore of Penobscot Bay in Maine. We hold daily writing workshops, where … Continue reading →
January 9, 2013
Happy New Year, and Happy Birthday, Kansas!
Kansas Day is coming soon–January 29. It commemorates the day that Kansas gained admission as a state on that date in 1861. Here’s how it happened: The Kansas bill, which would make Kansas a had been in Congress for some … Continue reading →
December 30, 2012
NaNoWriMo? Well…no…
After years of considering it, I signed up for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this past November. NaNoWriMo is an enormous challenge for most writers: 50,000 words in thirty days; an average of 1,666 per day. Those who complete the … Continue reading →
September 3, 2012
On the road with Kanzas
It has been a fun and busy summer of visits to historical groups and sites to talk about A Voice for Kanzas and the history behind the story. In June, I visited the Liberty, MO Silver Center to talk about … Continue reading →
July 10, 2012
Back to School
When is “back to school” more like a stimulating vacation with old friends and great books? When it’s the summer residency at Hamline University’s MFAC program in St. Paul, MN. I came back to Hamline for alumni weekend, but I … Continue reading →
June 4, 2012
Pardon the Interruption!
First off, I need to apologize for my absence from the blog world. Life happens. And it happens to writers, too. There I was, plugging along on a five-mile run, when out of the blue the sidewalk jumped up and … Continue reading →
March 20, 2012
Reaching Readers
River Read 2012 was a great success! Over 500 students from the Park Hill School District attended. It was great to see this event return to Park University as a way to encourage students to read more and to interact … Continue reading →
March 10, 2012
3-2-1 Launch!
A Voice for Kanzas was officially launched on 2/25/2012! A nice crowd turned out for the event, and a fair number of books went out into the world that day. Many thanks to Diane and Jim Langdon, Steve and Diane Holthaus, … Continue reading →
March 5, 2012
March 7 is World Read Aloud Day!
Help celebrate World Read Aloud Day by sharing a book with a child. I'll be using SKYPE to share some passages from A Voice for Kanzas with Ms. Mozer's class in Greenwich, Connecticut! I'll read a little, then have some time for … Continue reading →
