Posts Tagged: random
On My Nightstand Tuesday
1. TRUE (. . . SORT OF) by Katherine Hannigan (Greenwillow)
2. JACOB WONDERBAR AND THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW by Nathan Bransford (Dial Books)
3. FOXY AND EGG by Alex T. Smith (Holiday House)
4. CLOCKWISE by Elle Strauss (e-launch
… Read More Sometimes, I’m amazed by us. (And by us, I don’t mean me.)
Really. That we send humans to space, have walked the surface of the moon, and can recover bits of rockets. Not in a prideful way, just awe-struck by some people’s intelligence when I struggle most days to string 400 cohesive … Read More
Perfect Story Arc in Under 1 Minute
No dialogue.
Showing vs/ telling.
A character worth rooting for.
A cute dog. (Never hurts.)
Authentic kid emotion and experience.
A twist ending.
Sure a grown-up swoops in, but by then, I don’t care. I want this kid to reach
… Read More Heads up: Meteor Shower & Total Lunar Eclipse
The massive Geminid meteor shower, the year’s best display of shooting stars, will peak during the overnight hours of Dec. 13 and 14th.And the total lunar eclipse on the night of Dec. 20 promises to be the best lunar … Read More
I’m Not Jealous
Really, who’d want a room like this with PICTURE BOOK ART on the walls?
Who needs an insanely colorful collection of recycled, found objections and spunky, one of a kind pillows? Me.
A painted red gate for a headboard? Me.
Coming 2017!
