A Renewed Enthusiasm for Writing Fun Stuff

A Renewed Enthusiasm for Writing Fun Stuff

I know… It’s been more than a year since I felt like writing anything here. Why? Because my work writing is BORING and not fun. I mean, I can do it (and have been doing for 13+ years now), but it’s nothing compared to intense research about a topic...

What It Means to Be a Writer

I started writing when my daughter was born. She slept most of the day, and I needed something to keep my brain alive. I’d had a 60 hour a week career going before that, so if you’re a career woman having a child later in life (I was 37), you know how that...

An Amazing Way to Reach Students

I got an email the other day from Michael Leifer, who is the co-founder and president of ecodads.org. Michael wanted me to check out their new project on Kickstarter: “Fun Education Apps for Kids & Teens.” I get a lot of emails and press releases from...
Books that Shaped America

Books that Shaped America

I wish I were on this list from the Library of Congress, but no. How many have you read? http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/ I found that I have quite a bit of catching up to do. Did you know that you can get books for free for Amazon Kindle? Many...

Terry Pratchett Discusses His New Book: Snuff

Terry Pratchett is absolutely one of my favorite writers of all time. He has written 50 novels by himself, and his whole creation — the Discworld — and all its inhabitants are nothing short of wonderful! If you like writers with a killer sense of humor and...