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Bookanistas Review: YOU LOOK DIFFERENT IN REAL LIFE by Jennifer Castle
Today’s Bookanistas Review comes to you with a side dish of local author love. Jennifer Castle lives pretty darn close to me, so we get lots of opportunities to hang out at author and writer events...
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This Post Is Like a Turkey Pot Pie
This post is like a turkey pot pie. It’s put together from all the bits and pieces of the holiday. *First up…I’m a NaNoWriMo Winner!!!! Very proud of that. I clocked in very, very early on the 29th...
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Goals: You Have to Talk Nicely to the Universe Before You Disturb It
In typical fashion, the new year kicks off conversations about goals and fears–particularly the fear of not achieving said goals. I imagine this to be true for the majority of folks that breath, but I...
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A Person’s a Person No Matter How Small: An Open Letter to the Wappingers...
I’ve had a very upsetting week. Rather than repeat myself, the letter I’ve written below is the best way to start. So let’s jump in… An Open Letter to the Wappingers Central School District: In...
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Win One of SIX Signed Copies of TOUCHING THE SURFACE for Your Favorite...
It’s been a long time since I’ve run a contest for signed copies of TOUCHING THE SURFACE. Last weekend one of my dear friends and a fabulous children’s librarian, Cathy Nuding, volunteered her time to...
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YOU DO NOT GET TO SIT ON THE SIDELINES OF LIFE AND BITCH ABOUT THE WAY SOMONE...
I can’t help it. It seems that no matter how hard I try, I have the same rant about volunteerism every year. Mostly it’s the people standing next to me at a soccer field, a dance recital, a free...
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The 6th Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival is THIS Saturday!
Woo hoo!!! I am so excited to be a part of the 6th Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival!!!! I’ll be there with my sharpies signing copies of TOUCHING THE SURFACE!!! But it’s not just me! There is...
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Highlights from the Hudson Children’s Book Festival
I had an amazing time at the Hudson Children’s Book Festival this weekend!!! What an amazing group of book loving people. Let me share some of them with you… Setting up–the calm before the book storm....
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Celebrating I read YA Week!!!!!
I read YA week is here!!!! And you can be a part of it. Follow @this_is_teen and the #IreadYA hashtag on twitter. Every day we’ll be talking about a different topic. Go HERE to download on of your own...
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True Confession: Art Stimulates Art is Back
True Confession… I had to decide whether I was going to write a blog post or watch SYTYCD? You know my weakness. New revelations coming soon. But in the mean time, take a moment to remember...
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Entangled Roots: Once a Frog, Always a Frog
Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else. - Mister Rogers For those of you who are new to the blog. I guess I should warn you. I can’t separate...
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Stop Running: You are Youer Than You
Some days I don’t intend to write about what I write about, but everywhere I turn the same message is slapping me in the face, asking me to dig deeper. And the weird part is that the messages comes...
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When You Put in the Time Magic Happens
Today is the next BIG game in World Cup Soccer. It’s USA vs Belgium and it’s do or die for the US team. Photo courtesy of US Soccer Everything rides on this game–well not actual life or death–but world...
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It Takes Brains to Help Families with Autism
It takes brains to help families. Really–brains. How do I know this? Because my very good friends, the Matthews Family have told me so. (picture courtesy of the It Takes Brains website) And I believe...
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Art Stimulates Art: Dancing with my Writer Sistahs
Things I did besides finishing my packing for SCBWI LA… -I got my hair done. -Made homemade soup and zucchini crabbiless crab cakes for dinner. -Read to the boys for an hour. -And of course I caught up...
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The 2014 LA SCBWI 43rd Annual Summer Conference–Part 1 Friday
It’s Conference Recap time!!!! And yes, if you’re paying attention–this post was supposed to be up this morning. But I flew in last night and had as much fun reconnecting with my family as I did when I...
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The 2014 LA SCBWI 43rd Annual Summer Conference–Part 2 Saturday
And I’m back!!!! And the answer to yesterday’s 2014 LA SCBWI 43rd Annual Summer Conference cliff hanger is that jet lag won again!!!! I WAS BACK UP AT 5 FREAKING 30 IN THE MORNING!!!!! *head thunk* On...
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The 2014 LA SCBWI 43rd Annual Summer Conference–Part 3 Sunday
And we are winding down to the last day of the 2014 LA SCBWI Conference. And the jet lag is starting to lose it’s steam, so of course I arrange for an early morning Class of 2k12 mini breakfast reunion...
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Why the SCBWI Works–It’s Not Head Count, It’s Heart Count
I’ve been thinking a lot about the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) lately. Okay–I always think a lot about the SCBWI. Type #scbwi into my blog and you’ll find post after...
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Write Sticky: Being in Charge of Your Own Behavior Modification
Normally Tuesday blogs are a problem when I’m coming off of a three day weekend. But this isn’t just any big weekend, it’s back-to-school week in the Sabatini house. And that mean’s yesterday,...
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