Close Encounter of the Rudolph Kind or a Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to the Grocery Store
And it wasn't even Christmas! I think he (the deer) made it off to the other side of the highway all right. I didn't see any evidence of him after he "flew" over my car's roof. At least I'm hoping that's what happened and that he rested in the woods somewhere after...
Three Line Tales – A Fatal Underestimation
Image Credit: Annie Spratt Got the inspiration for this little tale from Bikurgurl at https://bikurgurl.com/2017/01/12/three-line-tales-waiting/ Here's my two cents. Or should I say, three line tale: I tried to smile although upon my entrance, the recluse I...
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2017
Here it comes 2017 Not the Fourth of July or Halloween. What do you have planned for the New Year? Most will say holding their loved ones near. But my mind keeps straying to the world at large. I hope that the President-elect doesn't barge into a nuclear arms race. I...
FORMATTING A PRINT BOOK #amwriting #selfpublishing #bookformatting #KDP
Meet and Greet: 12/24/16
It’s the Meet and Greet weekend everyone!! Ok so here are the rules: Leave a link to your page or post in the comments of this post. Reblog this post. It helps you, it helps me, it hel… Source: Meet and Greet: 12/24/16
Quick Tip for WordPress bloggers
I’m sure everyone knows this, but I think it’s really helpful to select “open in new window/tab” when adding a link to your post. This way the link will be opened in a new t… Source: Quick Tip for Wordpress bloggers
My Latest Scholastic Kids Press Corps Article: Writing for Kids — This Kid Reviews Books
Hi there blogosphere! I would like to tell you about my latest Scholastic News Kids Press Corps article. It is about conversations I had with four middle-grade authors at the Lititz Kid Lit Festival in Lititz PA. Here’s the blurb – “Four authors talk about the joys...
The Election 2016
Hard to believe. Among the turning of the leaves, we will be choosing a President of the United States. Amongst the chaos and the strife, the fussing and the fighting, we'll be doing the picking. Time's a-ticking. What do you think? Do you think our choices stink? The...
Three-Line Tales – Refuge
My inspiration comes from blogger Bikurgurl (and Sonya's as well) three-line tales challenge, https://bikurgurl.com/2016/10/22/three-line-tales-stone-cold/comment-page-1/#comment-2511. Although remote, the windswept lighthouse would afford him a place to lay...