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Thursday Thoughts
It’s June. Yeah. So much for being better at blogging. *sigh* So, since my last post in February, I’ve read MANY more books. I also got my kids through school. In addition to that, I sent my oldest child off to Africa (Ghana) in April (he’s serving a mission for our church). It’s been a crazy, busy time. But now it’s summer! This is my time, right?
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Monday’s Muse
My calendar says it’s February. And not only is it February, but it’s more than halfway over. Calling my calendar a liar and ranting and raving that it must still be January did no good. It’s still February and it’s still more than halfway over. Stupid calendar.
In truth it’s not my calendar’s fault-time doesn’t stand still for anyone else so I ( Read more... ) -
Stuff on Saturday
It’s the end of the first week back to school for the kids. It didn’t go so well, and I ended up having sick kids on Thursday and Friday. They’re doing a bit better today so hopefully they’ll be back in school on Monday.
I did sign up for Julie Hedlund’s 12x12. I first heard about it at my local SCBWI conference last October (Danielle Smith, Agent ( Read more... ) -
Tuesday Times
Whew! The holidays are over which means the madness of making stick horses, beaded bookmarks, and fabric totes is over. It was crazy with all the crafting-not to mention the baking and shopping and wrapping presents. I love the holidays, but I’m also grateful when they end. Which reminds me, we need to take down the Christmas decorations today. ( Read more... ) -
Monday’s Muse--Recent Reads Review style
I know it’s Monday and this really should be a Monday’s Muse post, but I just finished reading this book and feel compelled to take today to post my review. And, really, this read was so inspirational to me that it’s perfect for a Monday’s Muse post anyway.
As a reminder of my scoring system, I’m using emoticons. Here’s what they mean:
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Monday’s Muse
I had an amazing weekend. One full of inspiration and awesomeness! And it’s all because I was able to attend the annual SCBWIAZ Welcome to Our House Conference.
The faculty was amazing! I threw out a few highlights on Twitter, but really, there was so much to absorb, that I’m still pouring through my notes (and wishing I could have recorded it ( Read more... ) -
A Very Gloom-y Giveaway
I had planned to start this giveaway on Monday, but then the whole gearing up for WriteOnCon thing happened. The conference was amazing, by the way, and, if you are a writer of children’s literature, be sure to check it out (you can still read the posts and watch the videos even if it’s not “live”). And then when I tried to post this in Thursday, I ( Read more... ) -
Gustav Gloom and The Four Terrors-Recent Reads Review
It’s time for another book review (hopefully I’ll start posting these more frequently)!
As a reminder of my new scoring system, I’m using emoticons. Here’s what they mean:
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Monday’s Muse (sort of)
Writing is like . . . Yeah.
I’ve written previous posts in which I’ve compared writing to anything from gardening, to an amusement part, to a road (with agents as a GPS). While those posts still apply, lately I’ve come to think of the whole writing process as something more like the Winchester Mystery House.
For those of you who aren’t aware of ( Read more... ) -
Hello . . . hello . . . hello
Wow. Did you hear that echo?
Yeah. Things have been awfully empty and deserted in my blogosphere. I am still here even though I haven’t been “here” posting on the blog (poor neglected thing).
I’ve spent the summer in frustration and confusion and a bit of depression. I totally expected to have a new novel finished before the kids go back to ( Read more... )