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I did some hands-on research for one of my children’s books. I think it’s easier to demonstrate it in a videoclip. I guess technically this is a vlog on my blog. Click here if you have sound (to see the … Continue reading →

Tag! It used to be a simple child’s game. I could write a whole post about how this little word has evolved over the years, but I need to get with the program. All the hullabaloo with the release of … Continue reading →

Last week I received the “Irristibly Sweet Award” by Talei – Musings of An Aspiring Scribe, who is quite a sweetheart. She definitely deserved to receive it, and I’d like to thank her for passing it on to me.   … Continue reading →

Interview and Chance to Win a Monster Moon book! I’m so excited because Heather Kelly has invited me to be a guest on her blog today for an interview, just in time for the official release of our second Monster … Continue reading →

Ghastly smells and ghostly moans, Yeo-heave-ho and a bottle of rum. Haunted Bog will chill yer bones. Yeo-heave-ho and a bottle of rum!   Cheers! To the Official Release of  Secret of Haunted Bog second book in the  Monster Moon … Continue reading →

Photo by Lynn Kelley via WANA Commons Writing is like an amusement park, full of fun and adventure, thrills and screams, impatience . . . when . . .  lines . . . stretch . . .  halfway. . . … Continue reading →

Every speaker has a mouth; 
An arrangement rather neat.
Sometimes it’s filled with wisdom.
Sometimes it’s filled with feet.                                              —   … Continue reading →

In the last blog, we talked about using visual aids or props to grab the kids’ attention. Once you’ve got it, you want to keep it. Here are a few simple tips that can help to engage your audience while … Continue reading →