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June 3, 2020
Voices for the Navajo Nation
When I was researching COVID-19, it quickly became clear that indigenous, Latinx, and black communities have been hit especially hard by the virus. There are several reasons for this: Pre-existing conditions. Diabetes, high-blood pressure, and heart disease make infection more dangerous. These conditions can be found among these populations. Access to medical care. Sick days, […]
June 2, 2020
#KIDLIT Community Rally for Black Lives
Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. George Floyd. The list of black Americans killed by their fellow citizens is far too long. Taylor and Floyd were killed by police. Arbery was jogging when he was gunned down by a father and son pair of concerned citizens. Is it any wonder that people are scared? Kwame Alexander, Jason […]
June 1, 2020
Emphasizing What Makes You Unique
Yesterday, I read a post by Danielle Burby of Nelson Literary on “The Thing That Makes You Special.” She wrote about writing what you know and writing what brings you joy. I’ve been thinking about this post all day and how, at least in my mind, it relates to how we market our work. Most […]
May 31, 2020
Reading about Race and Racism
Not everyone who sees this post will have experienced racism. Not directly. But you’ve probably seen it. When book covers depict characters as white or lighter than in the book itself. When white actors are cast in non-white roles. When oil pipelines pass through reservations instead of nearby cities that are largely white. When city […]
May 28, 2020
5 Things To Work on When Writing Isn’t in the Cards
I intended to get a chapter outlined yesterday. My editor asked me to get this done but we’ve had rain for four days straight and the mold is up. Let’s just call what I woke up with a pounding headache and get one to discussing writing. Or not writing. Because even when the headache backed […]
May 27, 2020
3 Ways to Promote Your Work Online
You may have already seen something about this, but J. K. Rowling is serializing a children’s book online. Each weekday from May 26 to July 10, she will be posting one or more chapters of The Ickabog. She wrote this story for her own children while she was working on the Harry Potter books. She had never […]
May 26, 2020
Breaking 3 Writing Rules
Yesterday @JoshuaIsard tweeted an Orwell quote. “Never use a long word where a short one will do.” Contrary-bear that I am, I immediately thought of an exception. But that doesn’t mean that we should ignore writing rules. Oft repeated rules are oft repeated for a reason. Breaking them can be done but can be hard […]
May 25, 2020
Three Reasons I Quit Reading
One of the reasons that I love using the library is that when I decide not to finish a book, it is a guilt free decision. This is especially true when it is an ebook. Click to check it out. Listen or read for a short time. Click to return. Am I sure I want […]
May 24, 2020
Memorial Day
I hope you are taking some time to recharge and recenter yourself today. Most Memorial Day weekends, my family spends the weekend in the country. We roam forests, fields and gravel roads. We stare into the open blue sky. We remind ourselves that in addition to fighting for the Flag and Freedom, our veterans were […]
May 21, 2020
Four Tips to Help You Take Action Now
When I have a deadline, I work toward it. I meet it. And then I find myself drifting around the house, cleaning floors, dusting and baking. My family really appreciates the baking. With my last deadline on the near horizon, I’ve been contemplating what I can do to get my writing-life in gear. Monday I […]
