Every year, I think about doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I’ve participated in the challenge a few years in the past and completed a first draft of a middle grade novel….
…the #BookADay Challenge? Donalyn also suggests taking Gene Luen Yang’s Reading Without Walls Challenge, which encourages us to read outside our comfort zone. Browse recent #ReadingWithoutWalls posts on Twitter. Here’s where you can…
…for some extra cash. They’re so short, after all.” Here’s my post about why short does NOT mean easy when it comes to writing picture books. Includes links to my…
In celebration of Ontario Public Library Week, here’s one of my favourite quotes about libraries, from Peter Golkin. Click the image above or this link for a free, print-ready version….
(Quote above & others available as free, print-ready posters for classrooms, libraries, bookstores and elsewhere here)…
From ALA’s page about Banned Books Week: Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the…
…“Because I needed to prepare myself if Harry, Ron, or Hermione died!” “I am, at my basest levels, an impatient cheat.” Curious about my other publishing industry surveys? Feel free…
…you like the image above, I’ve made it available as a free print-ready PDF in my For The Love Of Reading resource (where you can find lots of other print-ready posters and activity sheets)….
…on the back burner because of bill-paying work taking priority, family obligations, favors for other people, insecurity or fear, procrastination or a zillion other reasons, feel free to check out…