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February 18, 2019
President’s Day
Happy President’s Day! Have you ever written anything about one of our Presidents? One of my books, 12 Incredible Facts about the Cuban Missile Crisis, touches on Kennedy’s Presidency. I say touches on because there was so much that he did in such a short period of time. This is just a small part of it. […]
February 14, 2019
Loving What You Do: Taking Time to Learn
For me, a big part of loving what I do is taking the time to learn. Sometimes this means sitting down with a new-to-me how-to title. Page by page, I learn about voice, bringing emotion into my writing, or scripting a graphic novel. Other times learning something new means taking the time for a conference […]
February 13, 2019
Loving What You Do: Feeding the Creativity
Creative endeavors like writing take a lot of energy. Buckets full of energy. To renew my energy, I do other creative things that aren’t writing. Sometimes I cook. And when I say cook, I mean bake. Somehow, as much as I love a good salad, it just doesn’t rev me up to make one. When I […]
February 12, 2019
Loving What You Do: A Strong Support System Helps
Writing is, as we know, a lot of work. Everything we submit has to be written and rewritten and rewritten some more. In my own experience, it is easiest to love what we do when we have a support network. One of the most essential parts of this network is a group of fellow writers. […]
February 11, 2019
Loving What You Do: Loving What You Write
Don’t write something just for the money. We hear this advice but most of us don’t fully understand it until we attempt to do it. Way back in the long ago, I worked for a group that created content for reading labs. We would take a passage written for 9th graders and then rewrite it […]
February 10, 2019
Loving What You Do: Reading Great Books
Since this is Valentines week, I’ll be writing a series of posts about loving what you do, how to keep your writing energy high and your enthusiasm up. Because, let’s face it, being creative takes a lot of energy. One of the most important things you should do is read. Read the types of books […]
February 7, 2019
Freelance Essentials: Flexible Scheduling
On Wednesday, I took a series proposal to my critique group. Got some really helpful feedback. Thursday morning I spent some time noodling over what changes to make. Glance over the lesson I need to update and convert to a PDF. Remember I’m teaching Sunday and need to reread that lesson. 11:30 am E-mail from […]
February 6, 2019
Author’s Copies: Going to the Dogs
Look at what I found on the bench Tuesday? Another pair of author’s copies. Labradoodle and Puggle are both part of the Top Hybrid Dog series from Capstone. Whenever possible, I like to get two books in the same series especially if it is a new-to-me publisher or a tried-and-true publisher but a new series. Two books mean […]
February 5, 2019
Dig Deep: Writing for the Kid You Were
When you choose writing projects, do you think about the kid you were and what fascinated you? I have to admit that when I’ve remembered to do this it has paid off. I was a horse crazy kid. Horse. Crazy. I didn’t have one and no amount of begging was going to get me lessons […]
February 4, 2019
What Is Given from the Heart
I have to admit, I’ve never understood it when fans go nuts over a posthumous release of a song or book. Yes, its nice to have one more piece of work to experience. I get that. But what’s the fuss? Then Monday a book cover on Twitter caught my eye. When I saw that the […]
