Writing
Ask the Education Consultant - Interview with Marcie Colleen
I adore seeing Marcie Colleen at NJ SCBWI events, because she is a ball of energy and easy to find in a crowd. But it has been fun seeing Marcie everywhere in writing cyberspace the last few weeks, too. Marcie & Laur…
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Writing
Halloween Thank you
I've been meaning to say THANK YOU to Bridget Heos and the Mr. Pig writers at The Little Crooked Cottage for running a giveaway I recently won. I received this awesome Mustache Baby prize pack - Signed copy of Must…
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Writing Samples
White Cat's Halloween - a Halloweensie Poem
It's the time of year to gorge small children with sugar and make them pee their pants! Which also means it's time for Susanna Leaonard Hill's Halloweensie contest . The rules: your Halloween story must be 100 words…
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Writing
What Slows Down a Read Aloud
Picture books need to be under 500 words (and that's only when you overshoot 350.) Pacing and word choice are important. Manuscripts must be read out loud. I know these things, but a lightbulb clicked on recently: time…
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Writing
Mentor Texts
I read in several "how to write" books to try typing out picture books you love to see what they looked like as a manuscript. Well, I dutifully ignored this advice for a year. I finally tried it with the followin…
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The Dirty Girls
The Latest, Greatest Low Tech Devices
I am device rich. My calendar is always with me to schedule the next dentist appointment or to remind me to pick up a kiddo. My map tells me where to go when I'm lost (which happens a fair amount.) To see if a store is open…
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More Fun
Back to School
Imagine you're walking down the street when a smell tickles your nose. Are you being followed by a young man fresh out of gym class who is not yet wearing deodorant even though it really is prime time to start? Though you tr…
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