I’ve been tagged for a meme by Two Writing Teachers. I just found out Elaine tagged me too! Ack! You know what happens when I do memes…I always end up changing the rules… Here are the original rules:1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.3….
This week is Food Allergy Awareness Week and I’d like to take a moment to thank the people at Daughter’s school, who have been incredible this school year… ——- To Mr. K.–cowboy principal, When I first met you, I nicknamed you our cowboy principal because you’re more concerned with what’s best for the students, rather…
Saturday was such an awesome day. My nine-year-old daughter came with me to Rick Riordan’s talk and book signing for his book, The Battle of the Labyrinth, in a nearby town. The Wellesley Booksmith, an independent bookstore, hosted this incredible event. I knew there would be a crowd, and wasn’t sure if my daughter would…
You know it’s bad when you drive around town, gas meter hovering empty, and you still hesitate to buy gas. Just in case the prices go down the next day. If you’d like to search out the cheapest place around your town for gas, here’s a link I discovered last year. If you’re the type…
What is it about school talent show auditions that will get even the quietest of children to stand on stage and belt out a show tune? Or a group of “cool” boys to collaborate on a comedic skit. This is the second year I attended the talent show auditions of my children’s school. Overall,…
Yesterday, I wrote about the importance of plot outlines. Writers were kind to leave comments on their plotting methods. And guess what? One of my critique group members, PJ Hoover is sharing!! Go here to check out PJ’s website and to get her character worksheet and plot structure downloads. PJ, you rock! Incidentally, PJ has…
You know you’re in for a great read when you start laughing out loud in the pediatrician’s waiting room and your eldest daughter starts inching away from you. And you’re only on Chapter One. The book? The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. Go read it. I’ll post a review when I finish…
Yesterday, I wrote an Inspiration Monday post about breaking goals into manageable chunks. If you’re a writer, this also applies to writing your novel, in the form of plotting. Kelly, this one’s for you–you wanted to know if I’d share my goals. And here goes one. I need to finish the plotting for my historical novel….
It’s been a few weeks since I wrote a real Inspiration Monday post. I’ve been busy, as all of us are, and a little overwhelmed with projects I wanted to or needed to do. But, it’s time for me to get back on track and focus on my goals–the big one, as most of you…
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