Category: writing
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When You Are Fired from Being Santa, but the Spirit Lives On
“I’ve been holding onto these,” my son said with a wink. “How much will you pay for them?” I opened the tiny case, and inside were three baby teeth. His little sister was sitting right next to me at the coffee table. She looked down at them with as much disgust as I did. Mind […]
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How I do NaNoWriMo: One woman’s reflection of the process.
This morning, I was like, hey! When is National Novel READING Month, but I was informed by my kids that NaNoReMO is a year long affair. However, NationalToday.com states that in 2003, the National Book Foundation recognized October as National Book Month. We missed it this year, readers. Mark your calendars though, because we will […]
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Do You Have to Read to Be a Great Writer?
This has come up often in my various online writing groups: There’s a writer, new to the world of compiling stories in a text based format. Like me, they want to be the next Ms. J.K. Rowling… They have a manuscript ready for review and are eager to either workshop or jump straight into finding […]
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Grandma to Turtles?
In class, my daughter was dubbed “Clumsy Turtle,” which has led to a near obsession the past few months of all things turtle related: Naturally, she wants a pet turtle. I really REALLY don’t want another pet. I mean I want them in the fact that having a new pet is exciting. But a turtle? […]
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Camp NaNoWriMo Is Back!
If you have never heard of CampNaNoWrimo, I have written about it before in other blog posts, but the gist is that for the month of July writers set goals and hold each other accountable via intimate forum based groups. It’s my understanding that NaNo time is supposed to be spent drafting and the off […]
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New York City and the Allaires
This weekend we celebrated the eldest’ birthday in New York City! We went to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two. The kids and I had read the screenplay, each responsible for a bunch of parts. I have to say; my son did an impersonation of Draco Malfoy that was unforgettable! […]
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Celebrating National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. I haven’t always been a fan of poetry, and I really wasn’t thrilled with having to take poetry for my degree program. Structurally, it didn’t make sense to my brain. Why do you cut a sentence apart into lines or have no sentences at all?! I never realized that I […]
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I’m Going to Camp!!!
Camp NaNoWriMo is only a few short days away, and I’m excited! For those not in the know, Camp NanoWrimo is the love child of NanoWriMo, a time away from the vigorous expectation of the elder namesake and it’s 50,000 words within a single month of craziness. My story idea is a new one that […]
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My Support Crew
Friday is almost here, which means that Children of the Planes will be released into the world! To celebrate, I would like to spotlight those who supported me during the composing stages of this piece: My husband who is my biggest creative cheerleader and proudly serves his country. Without him making the choices that he […]
