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2012 Debut Author Giveaway Hop

2012 Debut Author Giveaway HopHosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & The Non Reluctant Reader June 7th to 13th a Rafflecopter giveaway
2012 Debut Author Giveaway Hop

Why I Like Teaching

I am very lucky to teach at a school full of amazing students. Yes, it's small and it's private, and I wish all schools could be.

What makes this school so wonderful, are the students! They each bring something so special into my life. This year, I have been especially lucky to have had had the chance to work with students I wouldn't usually interact with because I was able to sponsor two creative projects. These project were outside of my Learning Skills realm, and the students chose to take these classes.

The first, was an introduction to stained glass and the second, was recycling, Bottle Beauties .

Here are a few of the amazing pieces of art these kids made.

Stained Glass creations


























Bottle Beauties

























I LOVE MY JOB!

Summer 2012 - Prepping for the Next 12 Months

Summer 2012 is already booking up. The family calendar is starting to have fewer and fewer unmarked days. What I want to know is how do I fit it all in?

I have one writer's retreat scheduled and I can't wait. I've started a new YA and have been working on the outline. I'm hoping these three and a half retreat days will consist of writing as much as I can of a new first draft.

Now on to bigger and better things: 2013 NESCBWI Conference. The Call for Proposals for the 2013 NESCBWI Conference, "Word-By-Word: The Art of Craft will go out June 1, 2012. So mark your calendars. With the call going out earlier, the deadline will also be sooner, August 27th, 2012!

Registration Table at the 2012 NESCBWI Conference
We will be looking for all levels of craft workshops, particularly those that are for advanced or master level writers. These Master level classes we are calling studios and will be 180 minutes.

So, please start thinking about what you would like to propose. Also, preferential consideration will go to presenters who have sent in two or more proposals.

Spring Fling Hop W1nners!

The winners are:
Drum roll please....

Bridget H. Melissa F.Tobi H.   The winner of Timeless will receive their ebook copy in June when the book is released.

Thanks to all who entered! Check back often so you can enter the next book giveaway coming this summer.Thanks

Spring Fling Giveaway Hop 2012

Spring Fling Giveaway Hop Win 1 of 3 Books!Giveaway Details Three (3) Winners,  win one book each, from the titles below.Paperback to US only, Ebook open InternationallyEnds May 8, 2012 Click Here For More Spring Fling Giveaway Excitement!
Can't Wait To Win It? Buy it NowRobyn must decide her future at the coming of age ceremony, but choosing the right path is a challenge. Most girls in Robyn’s village will choose traditional roles of healing, midwifery or farming. None of these choices appeal to Robyn. Instead, she yearns for the red-hot crucibles full of molten bronze and the roaring fire of her father’s foundry. But her future brother-in-law, Gilhey, her most ardent challenger at the foundry, has other plans. Will Robyn find the courage to stand up to Gilhey and become the bronze caster she longs to be?




Can't Wait to Win It? Buy it NowAs the littlest Hapenny, Maewyn Bridgepost spends her days from breakfast to midnight nibble scrubbing the hearth, slopping the pigs, and cooking for her guardian, who never spares a kind word. Mae dreams of her long-lost mother, the day she can be rid of Gelbane and finding a life worth living. As if life as a servant wasn't bad enough, Mae learns that Gelbane is a troll-and Hapennies are a troll delicacy.








New eBook Available June 1, 20This Young Adult Romance Anthology makes its way through time, visit the Holy Roman Empire, French Revolution, Victorian England,












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Z is for Zepplin

That is - Led Zepplin!
So now you know a little about me and what I grew up with!


 
My kids listen to these albums with us now.







These were the good old days!

Y is for YOU Made It!

On day left in the A to Z challenge and this year, I've made it! This being my second year, I knew what I was up against. I had a better plan, a list of ideas and several set in stone topics to write about. This planning, made it so much easier.

What this challenge has really done is made me sit and write, every day for a month. No excuses. This has established a new pattern for me. One that makes me think of writing every day. After I write my A to Z post, I've been working on an outline for a new book.

I only spend 20 minutes researching the different themes that I want to include, it keeps me writing.

This is an exciting time. This idea that has been with me, festering for a few years, now feels fresh and new. I can't wait to work on it more.

So tomorrow is Z and I look forward to to it, knowing that I and many others have made it through this challenge. 

I finish with more than I started. Thank you!

X is for Xeranthemum

What exactly is a Xeranthemum? Why a flower, of course! There are many variations on color but they all have the same shape bud.






Wow, got though x with having to do an X marks the spot post! I do love this year's A to Z challenge and am so close, I know I will finish. Hang in there, I'm almost done. Just y and z to go!

W is WIN A Book!

Spring Fling Giveaway Hop Win 1 of 3 Books! Click Here For More Spring Fling Giveaway Excitement!
Can't Wait To Win It? Buy it NowRobyn must decide her future at the coming of age ceremony, but choosing the right path is a challenge. Most girls in Robyn’s village will choose traditional roles of healing, midwifery or farming. None of these choices appeal to Robyn. Instead, she yearns for the red-hot crucibles full of molten bronze and the roaring fire of her father’s foundry. But her future brother-in-law, Gilhey, her most ardent challenger at the foundry, has other plans. Will Robyn find the courage to stand up to Gilhey and become the bronze caster she longs to be?




Can't Wait to Win It? Buy it NowAs the littlest Hapenny, Maewyn Bridgepost spends her days from breakfast to midnight nibble scrubbing the hearth, slopping the pigs, and cooking for her guardian, who never spares a kind word. Mae dreams of her long-lost mother, the day she can be rid of Gelbane and finding a life worth living. As if life as a servant wasn't bad enough, Mae learns that Gelbane is a troll-and Hapennies are a troll delicacy.








New eBook Available June 1, 20This Young Adult Romance Anthology makes its way through time, visit the Holy Roman Empire, French Revolution, Victorian England,











Giveaway Details 
1 winner will win any one of the above titles.
Paperback to US only, Ebook open Internationally
Ends May 8, 2012

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V is for Virgin Olive Oil

Everyone knows the V word - that's right, Virgin. This word has long been used to represent purity.

For girls and young women, this word has great meaning of how you are perceived by the world.

For olive oil it represents the very first pressing of the olives, unadulterated and unrefined.

For Madonna, it's just about getting close. Like a virgin.

Oluvu!