Books were read this month, some good, some very good, and a couple that were just amazing. (And yes, there were a few that were not as good as I’d hoped, and a few I didn’t finish reading.) I’m also doing research for a new writing project (a book that has been impatiently waiting for […]
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Shredding is empowering. Huh? I’ve been doing a lot of paper shredding in the past few weeks (my shredder’s message screen lights up with “overheat” if I go at it too intensely, so I have to spread the process out). I’m finding my spirits are lightening and I’m feeling more and more energized as the
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Most of my reading this month was in order to compile a reading list of books for the main character in one of my middle grade novels. There were some other books, however, and I’d like to share them with you here. Actually, two of them are books I’ve already posted about this month, so
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I’ve been reading an excellent memoir by concert pianist/conductor/ teacher Leon Fleisher, My Nine Lives: a memoir of many careers in music. (Note: there are two links there. The first gives you a brief bio and the chance to listen to a snippet of Fleisher’s playing, the second is the Kirkus review of his book.)
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I explored this a bit on my Starborn Revue blog, but I wanted to talk a bit more here about a movie I watched recently, Words and Pictures. In the Starborn Revue post, I only mentioned the movie in passing, as the film is not a kids’ film, although older teens would get a lot
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When I was nine years old, I saw a movie that immediately took a very special — and permanent — place in my heart. That movie was The Sound of Music. If you saw the tribute to the movie and to its star during the Oscars telecast on February 22nd, you’re likely aware that The
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I didn’t get nearly as much reading done in February as I did in January — and I’m hiding my face in shame about the scarcity of blog posts on both my blogs, as well as the scarcity of my presence on others’ blogs in February. I will try to do better in all areas
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My writing friend and colleague, Tracey M. Cox, recently tagged me in a blog award post. Thank you so much, Tracey. I’d urge my writer friends to click on the link in Tracey’s name and check out all that she does for the writing community: picture book critique services; platform building consultation services; “Summer Sparks,”
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