Three Times a Charm: An Author Interview
Here is my author Interview from Three Times a Charm Welcome to Three Times A Charm. I love to introduce readers to the people involved in children’s publishing. Today we welcome middle grade author, Deborah Baldwin. Deborah, we’d love for you to tell us a little about you. I am an award winning drama teacher […]
What No One Tells You About Full Circle Moments–Part One
I excited! This weekend I’m going to enjoy a full circle moment.
Have you ever had one of those? You know, a sort of “what goes around comes around” kind of thing? They’re deeply fulfilling.
I would imagine everyone experiences them several times in their lifetime. We joyfully share about them once they occur, but no one advises us on how to handle them.
Three Things A Writer Needs According to Faulkner
Here are three things a writer needs according to Faulkner. This is a terrific thought and so very true. Thanks Mr. Faulkner. When I was sixteen years old, I decided I wanted to put to pen my story of a girl who wants to be a Kabuki […]
National Haiku Day Bumbling Bea Style
You gotta wonder who thinks up these national days….
CHERRY BLOSSOMS
When I think of Haiku, I think of gorgeous flowering trees in Japan. I’m sure there are poets who write them without thinking like I do.
Student Survival: The Importance of Pleasure Reading for a Kid
Some people are selective about the genres they read. I usually gravitate toward books with quirky characters in ordinary appearing plots. I say “ordinary appearing” because it is always intriguing to find the characters going somewhere else than you expected.
However, I am known to cheat and read the last chapter of a book if a. the story is moving too slowly for me or b. I’m dying to know what happens.
In Praise of Book Reviewers
I’d like to praise book reviewers those who read books and review them. You are wonderful, did you know this? But first– (This is on behalf of all authors. If you take this personally, that’s on you. 😊) Dear well meaning friends and family, I have news that may be a bit disparaging of you […]