A Little Vintage John Green for your Monday Morning
I stumbled upon this and found it closely reflected my own thoughts on Twilight and it made me laugh… For the old people LOL! What was the Twilight when you were a kid? I think it may have been Flowers...
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Everyone Should Have a Remote Storage Unit
Guess what? I’m moving–sort of. It appears–at the moment–that we are buying a new house. I’m a little wishy-washy in the telling, because the whole real estate thing is fraught with peril and missteps,...
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Kimberly Sabatini’s Guide to Social Media
I’m CROSS-POSTING at YA Outside the Lines Today. Don’t be a turkey. Run on over and check out Kimberly Sabatini’s Guide to Social Media…
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I Can’t Believe People Do That for Fun? Riding the Wave
This week, my agent Michelle Wolfson, accidentally went for a jog. LOL! Her littlest decided to scoot to school and Michelle had to run to keep up with her. This tweet followed… I can’t believe...
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Caption Contest!!! Win a Signed Copy of TOUCHING THE SURFACE
Yesterday was gorgeous!!! The most perfect weather ever. So I spent the day outside putting in my vegetable garden and starting a butterfly garden. I used to have one and it didn’t make it through the...
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Balance: Creating the Perfect Arch Between Publishing and Writing
I’ve noticed, that through a recent plethora of blog posts, articles and conversations, the topic of BALANCE keeps popping up for me. “…an arch made of stone doesn’t even need mortar. The ancient...
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Less Rushing, More Meandering
Today is the last full day of school for my youngest two boys. I’ll admit it, there have been years when I’ve said, “WHAT???? They are home already??? And for how long??? OMG!!!!” But they’re older...
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Room 100 Holds the Secret to Fighting the War on Terror. Are you Interested?
I am completely fascinated by this letter–A Daddy’s Letter to His Little Girl (About Her Future Husband) By Dr. Kelly Flanagan. It caught my interest and I can’t stop thinking about it. After stumbling...
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There are No Locks on Story Box
At the risk of dating myself. SQUEE!!!! I found this awesome clip from the Magic Garden. It’s the Story Box!!!! I loved the Magic Garden when I was growing up. Last night, before I wrote this post, I...
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Forgiving the Mean Kids–Eventually
I have many goals for myself as a writer of blog and book. One of the biggest ones is to be brave enough to say things that are honest. Being vulnerable in my writing is never easy and sometimes it’s...
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The Art Stimulates Art Series: Writing and SYTYCD (Showcase and Top 20)
You know I’m a SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance) nut. Season 10 is shaping up to be amazing. I seriously look forward to this show all week long and over the seasons, I’ve begun to notice something...
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The Art Stimulates Art Series: The Top 18 and Publication–It’s Unpredictable
Last week I officially started the Art Stimulates Art Series, inspired by watching season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance. Last week’s post is HERE, if you’d like to catch up. But the short version is...
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Cross-Posting Over at YA Outside the Lines (Your hint: Denny’s)
I posted over at the YA Outside the Lines Blog today. Want to find you what I was talking about? Here’s your hint… You can check out the post HERE!
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Bringing it to You–Interesting Stuff I Need to Share
I ran across a couple of interesting articles and videos this week and decided to share… You Can Never Predict Your Bad Reviews by Nathan Bransford Hell with What Sells by Chuck Wendig *Warning there...
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The Art Stimulates Art Series: Is there a Magic Ingredient to Success?
Lots going on this week on SYTYCD. First off, I LOVE that the producers of the show responded to the fans who did not like the contestants kicked off at the beginning of the show. Often people stick...
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John Green’s Mental FLoss: 50 Common Misconceptions
It’s gonna be hot today. Stay cool by learning something new… Gahhhh!!!!! There were a ton of these I didn’t know!!!! Which one did you find the most surprising?
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A NEW BLOGGING SCHEDULE COMING YOUR WAY!
Yesterday I was talking online to a bunch of my writer buddies and someone said… The more I learn about publishing the more I realize the best promotional tool is to write the next book and the next...
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The Art Stimulates Art Series: What, No SYTYCD this Week?
I don’t even need to explain how this relates to writing… I think I’m in love with this line… “Never conform–define yourself–the world worships the original.” Mia Michaels What scares you the most...
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Time to Talk About Voice–I Tell My Own Story
I’m back! And while it was a much needed vacation (especially from blogging and crazy social media) I missed you. And I’m excited to be blogging with a little less stress. I pictured myself doing a...
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Failing Forward–Success is Failure Turned Inside Out
I try very hard to stay attentive to the “coincidences” in my life. I’ve come to believe that the people and things that cross my path on a regular basis are there for a reason. And my life has changed...
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