httpv://youtu.be/fOSR9JcRHTkThis pretty much sums up where I am right now. PB is kicking me in the butt right now and I’m fighting through the painful middle of a new project. But, I’m going to work through it. The kids start school in FOUR days. Hopefully, there will be a little more quiet time to write….
Sometimes it’s easy to just let the Magic 8 Ball make your decisions…but sometimes, we need to take matters in our own hands and work it, no matter what. These quotes are for those times we’d rather take control. What are you going to do today to reach your goals? Nothing will ever be attempted…
I dug up this post and thought I’d share it again…hope you take the time to watch this brilliant video. Thanks to Robin Brande for finding these words of wisdom. Sir Ken Robinson is funny, engaging and wise. Take the time to listen to him. It’s worth your time, and even better, it may very…
Have you heard of The Plot Whisperer? If you haven’t, pay attention very carefully. Martha Alderson, AKA The Plot Whisperer, put together an excellent series of videos: How to Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay. Whether you’ve always wanted to take a writing class, or simply need a refresher, Martha Alderson will teach you how to plot. Take…
It’s time for the 2011 Summer Blog Blast Tour! We have twenty great interviews scheduled throughout the week. Check out the schedule! Colleen Ray is managing the SBBT Master Schedule. Go on over and check it out. Enjoy! Monday, July 11, 2011: Tara Altebrando at Chasing Ray Shirley Vernick at Bildungsroman Jack Ferraiolo at The Happy Nappy…
I am so pleased to welcome Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich to my blog. Olugbemisola, known to her friends as Gbemi, wrote a wonderful middle grade book about a boy who dares to make a difference, called 8th GRADE SUPERZERO. Talk about a smart read, with plenty of humor and heart! Do not be fooled into thinking this is…
“You see, in my view a writer is a writer not because she writes well and easily, because she has amazing talent, because everything she does is golden. In my view a writer is a writer because even when there is no hope, even when nothing you do shows any sign of promise, you keep…
Choose Me! Choose Me! I’ve been writing like crazy. The kids are out of school in two weeks and it’s time to really get in as much writing as I can to reach my 30 day goal. I have to admit, it’s not easy to write 1,000 words every day. Even though I missed a…
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet.” —From Romeo and Juliet (Act II, scene ii) I fell in love with Shakespeare when I was in middle school. While my friends groaned at the very thought of having to plod through the thick plays, I…
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