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May 19, 2014
Communication and Kendo: Part 1
image from www.kusuyama.jp
Watching my son participate in his second taikai (kendo tournament), and taking fourth place, was very exciting for two reasons. One, it cemented his belief that he could be good at kendo, making him want to continue. Two, seeing him compete showed me how much he had grown not just within the sport, but with communication in his everyday life. To help you see how I
Watching my son participate in his second taikai (kendo tournament), and taking fourth place, was very exciting for two reasons. One, it cemented his belief that he could be good at kendo, making him want to continue. Two, seeing him compete showed me how much he had grown not just within the sport, but with communication in his everyday life. To help you see how I
May 8, 2014
Communication and the dreaded Common Core
When did you first hear about the Common Core? If you're a parent, when did someone explain to you how the Common Core was implemented in your child's school? Unless you are an ardent supporter of education, you probably never heard of the Common Core outside of news blips or as a parent when you first realized your child's math homework was more confusing than an advanced statistics textbook. A
April 24, 2014
Communication and the wonderful world of bullies
Being a parent is the hardest job in the world. Especially in today's communication-deficient society. We try to raise our children to get along and adapt to different social interactions, but in a world of 140 characters and internet trolls, how does one communicate effectively?
My son had a rough start in elementary school. He did not know how to communicate his feelings and was often in
My son had a rough start in elementary school. He did not know how to communicate his feelings and was often in
March 17, 2014
Insights into procrastinating
I am totally guilty of procrastination, almost every day. In fact I was just procrastinating; after writing this third attempt at an opening sentence, I looked at my floor and thought, "Oh, I should sweep it. Right now." We've all done this before: we should be doing a task that needs to be done, but instead we choose to do something else.
But procrastination doesn't always have to be the
But procrastination doesn't always have to be the
March 15, 2014
Circles eBook will be available at iBooks and Barnes&Noble! *EDIT*
Hooray, Circles is now available through other eBook retailers! In the next week or two, you will see it on Barnes and Noble, iBooks, and other retailers that use Smashwords as its distributor. I've also listed the eBook at $4.99 retail.
**Coupon available until 3/23!!**
But you don't have to wait for this novel to go live! If you visit my book's page at Smashwords.com, click the "buy" button
**Coupon available until 3/23!!**
But you don't have to wait for this novel to go live! If you visit my book's page at Smashwords.com, click the "buy" button
Circles eBook will be available at iBooks and Barnes&Noble!
Hooray, Circles is now available through other eBook retailers! In the next week or two, you will see it on Barnes and Noble, iBooks, and other retailers that use Smashwords as its distributor. I've also listed the eBook at $4.99 retail.
But you don't have to wait for this novel to go live! If you visit my book's page at Smashwords.com, click the "buy" button located in the upper right side of
But you don't have to wait for this novel to go live! If you visit my book's page at Smashwords.com, click the "buy" button located in the upper right side of
March 8, 2014
Chapter 8 is up, the story finished...for now.
Chapter 8 is up and the short story is now finished. BUT - it is not complete. It will be going through another round of editing and then formally published as an ebook novella. I encourage everyone to read the short story as it is so far. If you are a Wattpad member, go ahead and comment on the chapters there. But if not, feel free to give me your feedback here! I would appreciate
March 4, 2014
Interview with a character
From the Online Library of Liberty
As I'm coming to the end of my novella, I realize that the character I am most in love with is the one who is the driver behind the scenes who doesn't get much screen time. I'm talking about Dante - the crotchety old Voyager that stands in for Solus's errant conscience when the lost demon goes astray. So I thought "How fun would it be to have an interview
As I'm coming to the end of my novella, I realize that the character I am most in love with is the one who is the driver behind the scenes who doesn't get much screen time. I'm talking about Dante - the crotchety old Voyager that stands in for Solus's errant conscience when the lost demon goes astray. So I thought "How fun would it be to have an interview
February 15, 2014
Chapter 5 is up!
Chapter 5 of "A Demon Born" is now available for your reading pleasure!
I've been disappointed that I haven't had any comments, but it is nice to know I'm getting reads. I just hope that I'm doing a good enough job entertaining! This chapter is slightly longer than the last four, and this is because I am hoping that by having more descriptive action in the chapter I will get more responses from
I've been disappointed that I haven't had any comments, but it is nice to know I'm getting reads. I just hope that I'm doing a good enough job entertaining! This chapter is slightly longer than the last four, and this is because I am hoping that by having more descriptive action in the chapter I will get more responses from
February 12, 2014
Mid-week update and the art of serialization
From Villagebooks.com
Today was a wacky day. Due to a wind storm, my kiddo didn't have school, so I wasn't very productive. I have three days to finish chapter 5 and I'm having trouble fleshing out where I want to end it. So, I am now awake while the rest of my family is asleep, pounding out the rest of the chapter.
As I'm doing this, I come to the realization that writing serially is
Today was a wacky day. Due to a wind storm, my kiddo didn't have school, so I wasn't very productive. I have three days to finish chapter 5 and I'm having trouble fleshing out where I want to end it. So, I am now awake while the rest of my family is asleep, pounding out the rest of the chapter.
As I'm doing this, I come to the realization that writing serially is
