No Deer This Year? Oh DEAR! (Holiday Story Contest Entry)

By Beth | December 9, 2013 |

Susanna Leonard Hill is having another of her wonderful story-writing contests! The Third Annual Pretty Much World Famous Holiday Story Contest is starting today and running through until Friday, December 13th at 11:59 p.m. EST. Finalists will be chosen by Susanna and her elves over the weekend, and voting for the winners will begin on…

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Being Gifted — Make Your List!

By Beth | December 1, 2013 |

This post came into being due to a catalog that landed in the mailbox of my friend, Jan. She was delighted by the offerings in it, and knew I would be, too. Picture books with accompanying soft-toy animals? Lead me to them! I rushed to the website. I had a marvelous time. Oooooh! A stuffed…

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Picture Book Month — Read! Share! Celebrate!

By Beth | November 17, 2013 |

Outside, the November days have been getting progressively colder and drearier. All weekend it snowed. That’s November where I live… at least, outside. Inside, it’s a celebration of picture books! As I posted earlier this month, I’ve been participating in PiBoIdMo — Picture Book Idea Month. I’m also, as you can see, an “ambassador” for…

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Ready… Set… Copy Edit!

By Beth | November 10, 2013 |

I’m very happy to be posting this today! You may or may not know that I had a slight delay in getting my Flubs 2 Fixes Copy Editing and Proofreading service off the ground. That delay is over, and I am now able to offer my services as noted in the Services for Writers —…

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Kindergarten ROCKS! — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | November 7, 2013 |

Katie Davis is one of the contributing author/illustrators for this month’s Picture Book Idea Month blog posts, (her post will be up on Sunday, November 10th) so I’m highlighting one of her books to complement my blog post about PiBoIdMo last Monday. She also hosts monthly podcasts about kidlit, Brain Burps About Books, and has…

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