Productivity tip for writers: see how long you can stay offline
Know the difference between actually being productive and the illusion of productivity, especially when you’re online.
Know the difference between actually being productive and the illusion of productivity, especially when you’re online.
I had a FANTASTIC time during my WHERE ARE MY BOOKS? Book Tour earlier this month. Thanks to Simon & Schuster Children’s for making the book tour possible for me, and to all the schools, libraries and bookstores who participated. For those interested, I’ve posted links to my photos and . . .
Today’s #BookADay: WON TON AND CHOPSTICK, written by Lee Wardlaw, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin (Henry Holt). Synopsis: “Won Ton cat’s purrfect life with his boy is changed forever when the family adopts a (gasp!) puppy.” More about the book, including a Teacher’s Guide & Activity Kit. Lee was kind enough to answer Three Questions for me . . .
#BookADay: FOX AND SQUIRREL MAKE A FRIEND by my awesome sis, Ruth Ohi (published by Scholastic Canada). This was a “Best Books” selection by the The Canadian Children’s Book Centre and a “First and Best” Toronto Public Library Selection! “Is there room for someone else in Fox and Squirrel’s friendship? Fox and Squirrel are the best of . . .
Heidi and Jane were kind enough to answer Three Questions for me earlier this year: Three Questions With Jane Yolen: Advice For Young Writers, Books, Tea and YOU NEST HERE WITH ME Three Questions With Heidi Stemple: Advice For Young Writers, Owls and YOU NEST HERE WITH ME ——————— More . . .
Yetis! In Canada! What’s not to love? More info about Kevin Sherry. More info about the book. ———————More info: Donalyn Miller’s Summer Book-A-Day Challenge | Archives of my #BookADay posts.
Donalyn Miller has announced her 7th Annual #BookADay Challenge! See this great post about Summer Reading as well more details about the challenge. I just finished reading Amy Nichols’s NOW THAT YOU’RE HERE (Knopf Books For Young Readers) and loved it. Amy and I met back in 2010 (I think it . . .
Constantly comparing yourself to others can suck joy out of creating. Find your own pace and savor the journey.