I feel like I’m living in a warehouse, surrounded by boxes and disjointed furniture. I’m almost all packed now, except for the things we’ll need for the rest of the week. Saturday morning, we move to a new home. In many ways, I’m excited about the new house. I love the location—within walking distance of [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Saying Goodbye
Posted in Writing, tagged family, pictures on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Time for Pondering
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), tagged family, milestones, website on October 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This will be my last Saturday post in awhile; next Saturday I’m moving! We haven’t decided which Internet provider we’ll use in the new house, so no guarantees on when we’ll get connected. Here’s the irony: two weeks after we move in, my son and I are visiting my parents for a two week vacation! [...]
NaNoWriMo & Contest
Posted in Writing, tagged contests, nanowrimo on October 12, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Wow, October is almost half-over already, and I’m inwardly panicking as autumn slips away. Saturday brought snow flurries, and I realized that none of my son’s mittens from last winter fit anymore. That’s how prepared I am for winter. Soon November will arrive, and November = National Novel Writing Month! If you’ve never heard of [...]
Critique #4
Posted in Editing, tagged critiques, show-not-tell, young writers on October 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I had half-planned to take a break from critiques, but then Tristan emailed me with a critique request. I couldn’t say no! Tristan is thirteen years old, and she wants to be a YA fantasy/fiction writer. This is the opening scene of the novel she’s currently working on: _________________________________________ I look down where my feet are [...]
National Reading Group Month
Posted in Writing, tagged book clubs on October 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last week we celebrated Banned Books Week, and now we can celebrate National Reading Group Month in October. Good times in autumn! Kate Messner blogged about five ways to celebrate reading groups (aka, book clubs). I have a confession to make—I’ve never been part of a book club. This probably stems from being shy as [...]
Banned Books Week
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged banned books on October 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This is officially my “YA on Saturday” post. I’m posting it early to celebrate Banned Books Week (Sept. 26th-Oct. 3rd), and because I’ll be busy all weekend. Many blogs and websites are supporting Banned Books Week. ALA celebrates our freedom to read. And thank you to all the librarians who save as many books from banning [...]
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