A Few Quick Thoughts

Today I saw snowflakes for the first time this season. I truly hope that this is a snowy winter. I have a million things to do at home, between writing and moving. I have to admit; teachers love snow days as much as students!

It looks like my book; The Corporeal Pull will come home from the editor within the week. I am beyond excited (and a little nervous) to see what Ms. Jack has to say. Either way, a good editing will only help me grow as an author.

I have more exciting news; I received this awesome blog review for To Conspire: http://rainyreviewz.booklikes.com/post/688616/to-conspire- . At this point, I plan to develop that book into a serial type novella. In other words, I plan to write installments like any of your favorite crime dramas on television, only mine will be in book form. I don’t intend to stick to the novel length or trilogy convention with that story line.

I am also working away on my nonfiction book that breaks down the process of teaching a child to read. I have been teaching early elementary students for most of my adult life. As a new teacher, the thing that terrified me the most was teaching reading. How on earth can you teach a child to pick up a book and then to be able to interpret its symbols into meaning? After a long process, I have a firm grasp on the way children learn to read and what methods are effective to bring them to this new phase of academic development. I am breaking down that process into simple steps and useable techniques so that the joy of a good book can be spread to others. I plan on making this book a free selection.