Hello, December! Well, my November passed in the blink of an eye. And, as I am only heading further into a busy holiday season, the time has come for another winter break. A chance to slow down for a bit, get my bearings, and hopefully enter the new year feeling energized and ready to…
A beautiful story about empathy and how all things are connected. Perhaps another one that is more suited to a younger audience than myself, but nonetheless a story that I completely adored.
I had a dream last night. I opened up Forbes Magazine (which makes no sense, for many reasons, but remember this is “dream logic”), and I found an absolutely glowing review of my children’s book, “Don’t Bully Buster” printed right in its center pages. The writer of the review was highly enthusiastic about the book’s…
A lot of times, particularly when it comes to the climactic events of our stories, we are eventually offered two choices in what happens next. At its most basic formula, this looks like either the villain is going to win, or the hero is going to win—and usually it’s the hero. You typically want to…
A while ago I posted a book review for Vampires, Hearts, and Other Dead Things by Margie Fuston. And while my thoughts on the story overall were not exactly positive, there were a couple things about it that I really liked. One of them was the way the main character, Victoria—who also happens to be…