Books, Books, Books
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. La, la, la, la! Yes, holiday book season! It’s that time of year when it’s almost mandatory to sit with a good story, a mug of something warm, and perhaps a child … Continue reading →
Baking for the Holidays
And just like that, it’s December. A blog I subscribe to had a post the other day about baking and writing and how similar they are. I enjoy both, so I started thinking. In both writing and baking, you mix … Continue reading →
How Writing Has Changed Me
Ever since middle school, I’ve wanted to be a writer. In seventh grade, I wrote a story for Mrs. Dahlen, my language arts teacher (although I think we just called them English teachers back then), which she read and returned … Continue reading →
Bringing Stories to Life
Have you ever visited the settings of your favorite novels? If you can…do. It’s a déjà vu sort of feeling. The last two weeks of my recent trip, I was in England with my daughter. As you may know,many of … Continue reading →
Here’s How the Story Ends
Story endings need to be satisfying, and that means most of the threads that have been woven through should be tied up. But in fiction, everything doesn’t need to be happily ever after. There are exceptions, such as most rom-coms, … Continue reading →
Vote, Vote, Vote!
Tomorrow’s a big day. You may think you have no power, like a character in a children’s book. But as we know, children in kids’ books end up having a lot of power to solve problems. And tomorrow, you do, … Continue reading →
It Whispers
Halloween is just days away. My sister’s favorite holiday. She liked to be scared (unlike me). It was all fun and games until the fear became personal. My sister, Tammy, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in April of 2008, and … Continue reading →
Spooky(ish) Books for Young Readers
I’m not an enormous fan of scary books. But there is a large audience ready and waiting for spooky reading material. Here are some that I’ve read and enjoyed. Not too spooky, not too tame. They’re the Goldilocks versions of … Continue reading →
Make Your Mess Your Message
I first heard that idea from Robin Roberts of CBS This Morning. I believe her mother said it to her when she was struggling with health issues. When you’re in that position it’s easy and completely normal to be down … Continue reading →
The Books that Made Me Do It
When I was very young, my parents would tell me and my sister to let them sleep on the weekends. Whatever that looked like for us, that’s what we had to do. I don’t know what my sister did. Actually, … Continue reading →
