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  • Driving Test Answers

    For those of you who actually care, here are the answers to our mini-drivers test, according to the Georgia Department of Driver Services: 1) If a school bus is stopped…

  • Could You Pass A Driving Test?

    Is it just me or are drivers less and less aware of the rules of the road? I commute 60 miles a day and I can’t believe some of the…

  • Just Because…

    I’ve decided that it’s time for me to add a new category to my blog postings and I am calling it Just Because. That way I can talk about anything…

  • Are You A Passive Writer?

    I’m not referring to your demeanor, I’m referring to your word choices. I was reading a blog about improving your scenes the other day and one thing it said was…

  • Characters v. Stories

    Everyone who reads has certain pleasure points when it comes to a good book. Some like to curl up with a romance novel while in their stocking feet holding a…

  • Manuscripts: Focus, focus, focus

    One thing I have learned, and continue to learn, about putting together a manuscript is that it is not like writing a letter about something that happened to you or…

  • Multicultural Fiction: What is it?

    Ok I’m asking this question to myself as well as you. Why? Because for all intents and purposes I am multicultural but I don’t feel any different than when I…

  • Rhyme or Reason

    I took another writing class this month, with picture book author Dashka Slater. And yes i attempted to write rhyme again. This time I really paid attention to meter, beats…

  • Wherefore art thou multi-genre?

    OK, I admit it. When it comes to writing I have jumped from dating, to project management, to cooking, and now middle grade fiction. But I have three perfectly good…

  • Middle Grade on a Mission!

    Well I’m back after being VE-R-R-R-Y busy the last 30 days. As you know, I completed Susanna Leonard Hill’s PB class and now I am in Dashka Slater’s PB class!…