Do you have a fear of writing? Is your fear of failure – or success – keeping you from the writing career of your dreams? Don’t let it! Learn how to manage your fears. Watch this Morning Nudge video: Subscribe to The Morning Nudge on youtube.com for new videos! Learn about journaling and confidence –…
It’s always a great time to read books about writing and here are some longtime favorites to choose from. These make great gifts for the writer(s) on your gift list and they also make great gifts for yourself if you’re a writer. Some of these you may have read before. If so, reread them to…
Joan Leotta has been playing with words since childhood. She is a poet, essayist, journalist, playwright, and author of several books both fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. Her latest three are Secrets of the Heart a romance set in Rome and civil war Wilmington NC, Simply a Smile, a collection of short stories…
Asian Quotes – Creative Writing Prompts from Peggy Dallmann Asian quotes may spark an idea for your own writing. Sometimes, while reading fiction or nonfiction, I will read a phrase, a sentence, or a quote from a famous person. I feel compelled to record those words immediately into a computer folder entitled “Inspirational Quotes.” Many…
Well, the weekend went by in a blur. Yesterday we had so much to do, we didn’t get out to the beach until late evening. Still, the water and the sky were so beautiful as the sun was setting. Take a look. We always say that you just never know what you’re going to see…
Find out why Taylor Swift is such a terrific marketer in this post from Carolyn Howard-Johnson and see how this information relates to book marketing.
Here are more quick writing prompts from Joan Leotta – one for each day this week. Use just one prompt a day to every a new story every day this week. Try it! 1. You walk out of the house and see a robin on your lawn. You decide to interrupt your work and take…
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ARLINGTON, Va.—November 13, 2015 — The National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council have released their annual list of “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: 2016.” The list represents the best trade books published in 2015 for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. “The books on the Outstanding Science Trade Books list…
Engineer, Parent & Former School Teacher Crafts Novel Method For Teachable Moments In the history of child development, the widespread participation in the use of video games is not only a relatively new phenomenon, but a widespread one, too. Ninety-seven percent of children and adolescents in the United States play at least one hour per…
Liane Brouillette has a passion for helping families prepare children to thrive in school and out. She has taught at the pre-university level in both Europe and the United States. Currently, Dr. Brouillette is an associate professor of educational policy at the University of California, Irvine and Director of the UCI Center for Learning in…
Suzanne Lieurance is an author, freelance writer, writing coach, speaker and workshop presenter. She is a former classroom teacher and was an instructor for the Institute of Children’s Literature for over 8 years. Lieurance has written over two dozen published books and her articles and stories have appeared in various magazines, newsletters, and newspapers, such…
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