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- Washington Writers Conference 2018 (College Park, MD) May 5, 2018 6th Annual Washington Writers ConferenceMay 4-5, 2018, at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in College Park, MD.See complete schedule of events and registration at http://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/page/washington-writers-conference-2018Saturday, May 5 from 3-3:50 p.m.: Through the Wormhole: Debut Sci-Fi Authors Tell AllTara Campell, moderator, author of TreeVolution Nik Korpon, author of The Rebellion's Last Traitor Meg…
- Little Hands Signing Class for Families (Columbia, MD) May 12, 2018 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am **REGISTRATION AND FEES APPLY**5 week class, Saturdays at 10 AM on May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9Location: Columbia, MD, near Thunder Hill Elementary (exact address to be provided after registration is confirmed)Cost: $75 for up to 4 family members, $25 each for additional family membersLittle Hands Signing brings the magic of sign language to…
- Little Hands Signing Class for Families (Columbia, MD) May 19, 2018 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am **REGISTRATION AND FEES APPLY**5 week class, Saturdays at 10 AM on May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9Location: Columbia, MD, near Thunder Hill Elementary (exact address to be provided after registration is confirmed)Cost: $75 for up to 4 family members, $25 each for additional family membersLittle Hands Signing brings the magic of sign language to…
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Category Archives: Recommended Reading
Filling the Pen
This writing thing can really knock you on your butt sometimes. Twice this year I got caught up in the maelstrom of negative thoughts, putting so much pressure on myself that I pushed myself to the brink of an abyss … Continue reading
An Interview with Megan Morrison, Author of GROUNDED: THE ADVENTURES OF RAPUNZEL
I recently had the enormous pleasure of interviewing my good friend, Megan Morrison, about her debut middle grade novel, GROUNDED: THE ADVENTURES OF RAPUNZEL, for the Sweet Sixteens’ debut author interview series, The Debut Club. This is an extended version … Continue reading
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Betty May: Exploring the Struggles of Women Behind Bars
When I was a child, I had the incredible good fortune to meet a woman who would shape the person I became, whose energy and belief in others helped me evolve from a shy little girl who cried in the … Continue reading
New Favorite, Old Favorite: Just Like the Movies and The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman
Not long ago I had the pleasure of reading Kelly Fiore’s Just Like the Movies, the story of two unlikely friends who set out to recreate scenes from their favorite romantic films in their own lives. Marijke and Lily are … Continue reading
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Everyday Evil
I recently finished The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo (Random House, 2007). This book was extremely hard to read. So hard, in fact, that I actually used up all twenty renewals on the library … Continue reading
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Pressure
So I know that I am coming late to the party with this, but I finally got around to reading the much-recommended Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (New York: Random House, 1995). I … Continue reading
