It’s a LATE #WriterMemeMonday post, but here it is! There’s a lot to juggle these days with Baby Boy in the house… So if there’s someone out there who would like to make my edits and draft the manuscript that’s unfolding in my head…. Please send them my way! š *** How about you? What’s…
In line with my previous pregnancies & postpartum experiences,Ā once the baby is born a switch is flipped and creativity floods back. That doesn’t make getting back into a groove of writing and editing any easier! Once you’re out of the habit, it is a bit likeĀ getting back into an exercise routine. Daily practice and small,…
My regular readers have probably noticed the missing book reviews of the past couple of weeks. I’m still reading and mentally making notes, and the pile of to-reads mounts at a faster pace than the “have reads,” so I’m not without material! What can I say? Life happens. Baby Boy arrived almost two weeks early from…
When Big Dude was two, heĀ did not speak much. In fact, he talked so little that we ended up in speech therapy for anĀ evaluation. During that evaluation, the therapist gave him a set of keys (real keys) and observed his actions with them. At one point she turned her attention to me for some additional…
This picture explains so much, right? Some time ago, I came across a social media post by a NY Times best-selling author. Her daughter had received an evaluation from her teacher with remarks about theĀ girl’sĀ tendency to daydream. She took a picture of the evaluation and posted it with her response! The author-mother applauded her daughter,…
It’s quite a bit like same face I make when someone says “I don’t have time to read.” But you’re not wasting on social media, right? Or obsessively watching reality TV shows? Riiiight. Any-who, back to the writing. Or editing. Or both. And then maybe a little social media time for me, too. š *** What’s…
Jason stopped mid-stride. āIs that a king or a coral snake?ā āRed and black means a friendly Jack.ā āDonāt be an ass, Drake. No snake is friendly. Answer the question.ā āRed and yellow will kill a fellow.ā āWell, that thing has red touching black and red touching yellow. So which is it?ā Drake shrugged.…
I spent some time at the end of the week working on the women’s fiction novel that I wrote. Let’s say there’s what we remember writing….what we imagine ourselves writing… And what we actually wrote. Enter my red pen. (Okay, okay…it’s purple.) Somewhere under all that bruising to the pageĀ were black letters. They will rise…
āThatās it.ā Bea nodded her head toward the gray block building. āThatās the Med-Lab? It looks deserted.ā āMost of the staff go to and from using a tunnel system.ā Mac studied the windows, but watching for signs of movement was impossible through the opaque glass. āDo you remember when they change shifts?ā āNo. All…
The Coffee Break Spotlight this month goes to none other thanĀ Padma Venkatraman, author ofĀ Climbing the Stairs, A Time to Dance andĀ Island’s End.Ā I had the pleasure of meeting her and listening to her speak at the James River Writer’s Conference in Richmond, VA this past October. She gave the welcome address and spoke on many panels,…
VCE Chemistry teacher in Melbourne, Australia
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