A Writing Life
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So my little app of Snuggle Mountain is gaining traction out there in the world. These fine folks have given the Snuggle Mountain App a thumbs-up: Our Way to Learn; Teachers with Apps; Smart Apps for Kids; Fun Educational Apps;…Quotable Tuesday-Kari Baumbach
Today’s quote comes to us from my friend, fellow Vermont College of Fine Arts classmate Kari Baumbach. Kari is an extraordinary writer whose focus is historical fiction. When I asked Kari what sustains quote sustains and buoys her as a…Of Summer and Ferris Wheels and Anita Silvey
When Greg Pincus was in Austin this past February at the Austin SCBWI annual conference, he said that the blogs which get delivered to his mailbox through RSS feeds change over the course of the year as he learns of…Quotable Tuesday-Margaret Crocker
Today’s quote comes to us from my friend, fellow VCFA classmate Margaret Crocker. Margaret is a writer and producer. She is also incredibly well read, smart and funny. I love to hear her take on things. When I asked her…Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey of spiritual significance. Typically it is a journey to a shrine or a place that is important to one’s beliefs or values. Every year, I go to Weekapaug, Rhode Island. To most people, it is…Magic
One of my daughter’s and my traditions when we come to Weekapaug, RI is to take a day to go to Mystic, Ct. and poke around the shops. The tradition started with my mother. She always liked to end the…Quotable Tuesday-Susa Silvermarie
Today’s quote comes to us from my friend, fellow VCFA classmate and dancer of wild abandon, Susa Silvermarie.
… “The passion for the story is the wind in your narrative sails. Begin at the heart. We must hear the heartbeat of
Quotable Tuesday-Blessy Mathew
Today’s quote comes to us from my friend, fellow VCFA classmate and writer with a beautiful voice Blessy Mathew. When I asked Blessy what quote buoyed her and sustained her as a writer, this is what she shared:…“But I
Quotable Tuesday-Dana Walrath
Today’s quote comes from friend, VCFA classmate and extraordinary writer Dana Walrath. In the picture above, Dana is standing in front of her work Through the Looking Glass, a sketchbook of words and images which chronicles her mother Alice’s progression…L2-Writing Right Now
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