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Spotlight on Overcoming Obstacles

 If you’re a teen, tween, parent or, you know…human, you know all about obstacles. Doesn’t it seem like just when you think you have it together, that’s exactly when life throws up  roadblock signs in your life? From what I’ve experienced, growing up is like one long track and field...

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Your Fears Are Real

Ever think about the things you fear the most? I think our fears tell us a lot about ourselves. For example, my fears tell me I have a legitimate and sensible understanding of the world around me. (Or…there’s also the small possibility that my fears are a result of the tiny hamster that runs on […]

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Fears and What to Make of Them

Ever think about the things you fear the most? I think our fears tell us a lot about ourselves. For example, my fears tell me I have a legitimate and sensible understanding of the world around me. (Or…there’s also the small possibility that my fears are a result of the...

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Write Your Book, Right Now: Ten Reasons Not to Wait

I know how it is. You want to write your book, but you don’t know where to begin. You have an idea, but that’s all it is- a tiny seed floating around in your head with nothing to anchor it to. Or maybe you’re just to busy. You know you’ll...

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Beverly Cleary Turns 100!

Happy Birthday,  Beverly Cleary! Today, everyone’s favorite childhood author turns 100 years old! As a lover of books since I was wee big, Beverly Cleary was a staple in my home.  She introduced me to a world where a mouse named Ralph can ride a motorcycle and develops a friendship...

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Draco Malfoy: Why He Sometimes Hides in my Closet

If you know anything about Harry Potter, you know that Draco Malfoy is a member of the Slytherin house and Harry Potter’s sworn enemy. If you don’t know anything about Harry Potter, just know that he’s not the good guy. So imagine my surprise when my sweet ten-year old daughter begged me...

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Draco Malfoy scares the %&$! out of me

If you know anything about Harry Potter, you know that Draco Malfoy is a member of the Slytherin house and Harry Potter’s sworn enemy. If you don’t know anything about Harry Potter, just know that he’s not the good guy. So imagine my surprise when my sweet ten-year old daughter begged for...

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Music to Motivate: Songs to Help You Write

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” -Plato   Music gives us life in kind of the same way writing can. We all know the feeling. Certain songs come on, and you’re transported to another time, another place,...

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Music for Writers

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” -Plato We all know the feeling. Certain songs come on, and you’re transported to another time, another place, another moment in your life. The power of music. It’s like giving your...

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Character Study for A House Made of Bricks

Every once in a while I get asked the question, “Whenever you thought up a character for your book, did you picture anyone famous? Which is interesting to me, because when I read books, I sometimes get an actor or actress in my head, but not usually. As for writing...

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