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Why Do You Quit Reading An Author?

The first time I read a book by author A, I loved it! Sure, the main character was whiney, but the story was fast-paced and funny although the characters were a bit over-the top. The second time I read a book by this same author, I liked it a lot. The characters seemed far-fetched and … Continue reading Why Do You Quit Reading An Author? →

Read Harder 2025 Challenge

As we come up on Christmas, everyone is looking at their goals for this year. What did they accomplish? Can they panic push and accomplish something else between now and the New Year? They also start looking at goals and challenges for next year. So many challenges are about quantity. Write more words! Read more … Continue reading Read Harder 2025 Challenge →

PW’s 2024 Person of the Year

I’ll admit it. Book geek that I am, I got super excited when I saw that Publisher’s Weekly had named a person of the year. Which one of my favorite authors/illustrators/literary loves would it be? Answer: none of the above. Instead, they chose  Entangled Publishing CEO and publisher Liz Pelletier. Pelletier is the power behind … Continue reading PW’s 2024 Person of the Year →

Feel the Feelings, Then Get to Work

Recently I was chatting with a newish writer. I say newish because he’s an editor who in his current job has gotten to do some writing. He really likes it and wants to do more so he’s been talking to a number of us about our experiences as writers. How did we get into writing … Continue reading Feel the Feelings, Then Get to Work →

Write a Little When You Can’t Write a Lot

Not quite two weeks ago I was getting hammered by work deadlines. I simply didn’t have the time or energy to write a page to meet my Write Till Christmas Challenge. That continued for about four days. Getting going again was brutally difficult even when I had the time. I had lost my momentum and, … Continue reading Write a Little When You Can’t Write a Lot →

Writing Nonfiction Is Like Crochet

Earlier this week, I finally figured out what to give a friend for Christmas. The gift I spotted couldn’t be purchased. It has to be made. That means that I’ll be following these steps. These things are never as straightforward as I think they should be. In this case, the pattern said what size of … Continue reading Writing Nonfiction Is Like Crochet →

Why Write a Holiday Themed Book?

While I was listening to an audiobook yesterday, I realized that I have no Christmas books in my TBR pile. That’s to-be-read pile for those of you who don’t know. At one time, I would have had a few Christmas books but I have to admit that this was when my son was tiny. I … Continue reading Why Write a Holiday Themed Book? →

How Theme Can Make a Topic Kid-Centric

I always love Gary Golio’s work and this is no exception. That said, I have to admit that I wasn’t sure where the kid appeal would come from. Sure, kids read poetry and they read about poets. Then it hit me – history. Civil War history. So I did some Googling and, yes, students do … Continue reading How Theme Can Make a Topic Kid-Centric →

Providing Tools not Stumbling Blocks

One of the Substack newsletters that I read is The Habit of Art by Kelcey Ervick. Yesterday, she posted a really compelling piece called “Because the Writing World Is Hard Enough.” You can find it here. In this post, she wrote about getting feedback from a professor on her poetry. His commentary consisted of nothing … Continue reading Providing Tools not Stumbling Blocks →

Writing Challenges

Yesterday, my critique group decided that we should do a writing challenge for 2025. What challenge? We haven’t gotten that far yet. There are so many things that we can do. Writing X Amount This is something like NaNoWriMo. In a set amount of time, you have to get a certain amount done In NaNoWriMo, … Continue reading Writing Challenges →