I hope you had a pleasant and memorable (for all the right reasons) Thanksgiving. I love when there’s an extra week of November between Thanksgiving and December. You don’t have to hit the ground running after Thanksgiving. It’s like a … Continue reading →
Wherever you are, I hope that Spring is springing up around you in a beautiful way. We’ve been graced with several days of sunshine. Yippee! So, I’ve been blogging (a bucket list item, btw) since February 2022. When I first … Continue reading →
Forty-two. That’s how many days are left in 2023. If you didn’t trash your new year’s goals by mid-January,how are you doing? Are you still batting them around like a cat with a mouse? If you’ve got some things on … Continue reading →
I’m a big fan of inspirational quotes. The snippets always seem so wise, plucked from their context and spotlighted—no matter who says them. I’ll take my wisdom and inspiration from anywhere I can find it. If I were to read … Continue reading →
How’s your writing going? That is, if you are writing. If you’re not, how’re you doing with your Bucket List? I now have an outline, character sketches, and first pages written for my new Middle Grade story idea. It’s been … Continue reading →
My sister loved Halloween. She loved to be scared. I find it ironic that she was diagnosed with one of the scariest diseases: ovarian cancer. But, in a weird twist, I wonder if her love of scary things (scary books, … Continue reading →
You say you’ve always wanted to write? As I said before, Bucket List items are not to be trifled with. Tick tock. If you want something, make your plan, do your plan, get it done. Last week, I introduced you … Continue reading →
I keep thinking about the statistic that 80% of Americans want to write a book. Is that you? If so, I have a simple way to help you get started. I call it the Alice-in-Wonderland method and there are only … Continue reading →
‘Tis the season. No not that season. Halloween. Since a lot of kids love to be scared, I’ve put together a list of recent and not-so-recent spooky boooooo-ks for Halloween that may just light your child’s (Halloween) fire. Omega Morales … Continue reading →
Does anyone remember grab bags? Back in the day, post dinosaur but pre internet, some stores sold sealed bags of surprises for a quarter or 50 cents or a dollar. It was gambling for children. I don’t remember what was … Continue reading →
