How Kid Reviewers Review Books: My Guest Post on ProWriting Aid
ProWriting Aid is a site that offers an online editing tool to purchase to help improve your writing. You just paste your writing into their tool, and it gives you
Category: Writing and Reading
Posts about all things writing. How to write, how I write, how others write, writing themes, writing tips, ideas, famous writing, and more.
Also posts about reading: how to read, why we read, and what we should read.
5 Tips for Self-Publishing Beginners by Elizabeth S. Craig
By: Elizabeth S. Craig Self-publishing is a funny thing—once you finish your book (which can seem like a tremendous endeavor in itself), the real work begins. It’s almost like you’ve
Writing Through Chaos by Bibiana Krall
Now say this out loud and really mean it, “I can do this. This is my dream. No matter what happens beyond my writing desk, I will do this.”
The Dangers of Banning Books for Kids by Kelley
By: Kelley The mystery of parental fears… This morning I saw a news story about currently banned books and banned books of the past. Librarians compile a list every year of
Robin Poem by Bryan Pentelow
I have survived Christmas, and we have just collected up this season’s crop of cards from the various people who still remember us. I have been struck by the number
Paper Babies: A Guest Post by Cindy Lynch
Excited. very enthusiastic and eager:”they were excited about the prospect”synonyms:thrilled, exhilarated, elevated, animated, enlivened, … more antonyms: indifferent, depressed, sexually aroused. synonyms: aroused, sexually aroused, stimulated, titillated, inflamed, … more Of or in an energy state higher than the normal or ground state. I’m going
Journey to Egypt by Gail Nyoka
By: Gail Nyoka Below is an essay by author Gail Nyoka about a trip that she took to Egypt to escape her grief and research her novel. Traveling not only
An Excerpt from Bella Toscana by Nanette Littlestone
Below is the first chapter of Nanette Littlestone’s romance novel, Bella Toscana. Littlestone never knew she wanted to be a writer until after she had turned 40. But once she began,
How Memoirs Inspire Essay Writing
Memoirs inspire essay topics Memoirs explore a particular topic or philosophy. While you’re reading, you begin to consider your own opinions on the subject. I remember when I first read
Why I Started My Blog
Building a writing/author platform has taken years of guest posting, blogging, and submitting to various contests and publications with modest results. However, sometimes you go on a hot streak, and