This past week several of my writer friends met together with me at my house. I think the greatest joy was to sit with friends face-to-face and chat together instead of on Facebook. We shared hugs, laughter, lunch, manuscript critiques, encouragement, inspiration, and friendship. There are 4 main reasons as writers we can benefit from Teachers Pay Teachers.

What I think of recently published books. January 8, 2015 by sarahsbookreflections. I felt the need to start off the New Year with something funny to put us all in the mood for overcoming all the sadness and violence going on around the globe. So here are three stories with slightly different takes on specific myths or fairy tales. May this year bring peace, love and understanding not just to us personally but to the whole world.

Creature from the Black Lagoon. Demon Possession in The Exorcist.

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Sharing Picture Book Love Since 2009. Interviews With Authors and Illustrators. About Frog On A Blog. There are just 3 weeks left to enter to win a signed copy of my debut picture book. And announce it here on Frog on a Blog.

Reader, Writer, Miner of Moments. Before the Common Core State Standards were introduced in 2010, people rarely discussed nonfiction craft. In fact, many people thought there was no such thing.