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Progress?

08.12.2011

The cliche when it rains, it pours has rung true lately. The rare tornado we had late summer proved to be an omen because that’s what it has felt like the past few months with the latest family emergencies. Still, I managed to get three children’s manuscripts out—two stories and an article—to children’s magazines, and [...]

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Comfort Reading

08.09.2011

I’m a huge fan of comfort food. There’s nothing in the world that a good dish of hot, creamy mac and cheese can’t fix. Just saying. Some people find comfort from settling in and watching old movies. Sometimes, though, it can be a book that lets you downshift and exhale. I’m reading one of those [...]

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Writers or Knitters: You’ve Got To Have The Right Tools

29.08.2010

I went on a spree yesterday—I bought the ball winder I’ve had my eye on. And I found a great swift, too. The ball winder winds skeins of yarn into a center-pull ball, and the swift is the twirly-thing with long arms (don’t you love technical language?) that holds the wool around the pegs. After [...]

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Highlights Asked—And The Kids Answered

26.10.2009

A survey from Highlights came in this morning’s inbox. The results are fascinating, especially for writers because we’re not talking about our own kids or children we know, which can be subjective. Any look into a child’s world, from the child’s viewpoint, is golden. Some of the questions are those you’d expect, like: What is your [...]

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