It's August now, and that means the back to school ads are rolling out. It also means all my teacher friends are busy putting their classrooms together—or more specifically, putting their classroom libraries together. Knowing my lifelong love of books, sometimes they'll ask me when they're needing some ideas on rounding out their collections (and … Continue reading My Top 10 Reads for Middle-Schoolers
Odds & Ends 7/16-7/29
The past couple of weeks have gone by pretty quickly, so this week's post is going to round up the highlights before I head out to the fair tonight to fill up on greasy food. Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again - It's light on story, but the music is good, and that's really what … Continue reading Odds & Ends 7/16-7/29
Odds & Ends 07/09-07/15
Synopsizing was the name of the game this week. If you've ever wondered about the purpose of outlining before writing, I can assure you it is to make writing your synopsis afterwards easier. I know because I didn't do it that way with this project. It's not that it was impossible, it's just so much … Continue reading Odds & Ends 07/09-07/15
Review: Before She Ignites
Review of Before She Ignites by Jodi Meadows
Odds & Ends 6/25-7/01
Special shout-out to Mrs. Toombs's summer school writing class for making this past week extra awesome! I got to start my week off discussing my writing process with the class, and I even had the privilege of reading samples of their work. If you ever want to test your knowledge on a subject, try making … Continue reading Odds & Ends 6/25-7/01
Choosing Your Team: Beta Readers You Want (And Some You Don’t)
I originally posted this article a year ago, but I think it's a good one to revisit, especially since I'll be doing some beta reading myself tomorrow! Assembling your team of beta readers is kind of a big deal. After all, these are the people whose opinions and knowledge you're going to let shape … Continue reading Choosing Your Team: Beta Readers You Want (And Some You Don’t)
Odds & Ends 6/11-6/17
It was back to the routine this week. With my editing completed over vacation (yay!), I took a step back from that project to refresh my brain. To do so, I decided to read Pygmalion since it was left at the bottom of my vacation stack. I don't know about anyone else, but I find the character … Continue reading Odds & Ends 6/11-6/17
Review: Bell Weather
Review of Bell Weather by Dennis Mahoney
Odds & Ends 5/29-6/03
I am officially on vacation! Well, from the day job, anyway. Now I get to work full time on the writing, at least for a few days. Oh, how I'm looking forward to that! As such, this week was all about getting things in order and preparing so I can be free from distraction. The … Continue reading Odds & Ends 5/29-6/03
My Picks for The Great American Read
For those of you who missed it, PBS launched their Great American Read project on Tuesday. The project is an effort to find America's most loved novel, with a list of 100 possible candidates chosen from nationwide surveys. The only rules for inclusion on the list were that the novel had to be fiction, had to … Continue reading My Picks for The Great American Read
Odds & Ends 5/07-5/13
You know that feeling when it seems like you've been trying to read the same page over and over for hours but you're still nowhere near absorbing what's in front of you? That's where I'm at today. That's not to say I haven't been productive this week, or even enjoying myself, because I have, both … Continue reading Odds & Ends 5/07-5/13
Avengers: Infinity War
A review of the latest and biggest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Beware of spoilers!
Christian Douglass Writes 