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I couldn't think of anything to write about this month's topic on villains. I write villains in my mystery series, but they are the murderers and not always a villain other than the one act they do to take a person's life.

Instead, I thought I'd rather talk about how things have changed since the discovery of Covid-19. I had several book signings and conferences I had planned to attend this

HAPPY U.S. INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

The Blog Queens are taking the day off...

Do you believe in evil?

Hi, I’m Judith Ashley, author
of The Sacred Women’s Circle series, soul nourishing romantic women’s fiction
that honors pagan spiritual practices. My stories show you what life could be
like if you had a place like The Circle where you are unconditionally accepted,
supported and loved. And where, with this support, you do overcome obstacles and
find your happily-ever-after.

The Blog Queens

Can I love a Villain? by Dora Bramden

Lately, I’ve been working on a book
with a couple of villains, it’s challenged me to work out how to make them
believable and unearth their motives. At this point, there’s one that doesn’t
change their ways but the other one does when they learn that they are their
own worst enemy. This is the character that has me intrigued. I’m even considering
the idea of giving them their own book.

The most

He Who Shall Be Praised

By
Robin Weaver



Without
a doubt, Voldemort is my favorite villain (at least this week).  While he’s in good company – Mr. Hyde, the
Jaws Shark, Becky Sharpe, Alexis Carrington, Jeanine from Divergence—the Dark
Lord easily edges the competition into trivial backstory. I mean, come on, the
man (critter, snake, demon) has it all. He possesses every single characteristic
of a good villain:

Frank, Mustard and Simon Calcavecchia

My name is Simon Calcavecchia and I am a children’s book author, motivational speaker and
disability awareness advocate.

In 2002, I was injured in a rugby accident which left me with quadriplegia. After spending
several months in rehabilitation I decided to go to college and after 4 years I emerged with a
Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Evergreen State College. After graduating, I tried

Metro Changed My World by Susie Slanina

I was a cat person. I'd argue with my brother how superior cats
were to dogs. Cats have eyes that glow in the dark, they sound like a motorboat
when they purr, they’re mysterious, they aren’t obvious like dogs, and they can
even bathe themselves. But one day, there was a little dog in a shelter, gazing
up at me. My heart flipped over and it's never flipped back. Within two days, I
was so in

The best children's book ever written (***In my humble opinion)

I simply love the topic this month: Share you favorite children's book.
Honestly, this was the fastest blog piece I've ever penned.

On my own blog, Writing in my Oxygen, I've talked numerous times over the years about my number one book for children, the one I always give as a gift to expectant mothers, or when I've been invited to toddler birthday parties.

That book is THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT

Cycles of Reading Like a Child

by M. L. Buchman



I love reading as if each discovery is brand new...because it is. Though it did take me a while to really learn that.

Cycle One

Children's books (this month's theme) and I have a curious relationship I might have mentioned before. Early on I got stuck at re-reading, specifically The Little Engine That Could and Winnie-the-Pooh. I mean really stuck. I didn't read anything

Social Justice Books for Children and YA Change the World by Sarah Raplee

In doing research for my post on the We Need Diverse Books website (Imagine a World  in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book) with which I was familiar, I was led to Teaching for Change(Building Social Justice Starting in the Classroom.)  





To quote their website, "Teaching for Change developed SocialJusticeBooks.org in 2017 to identify and promote the best