Next week is our Spring Teen Write, from April 9-10th. I have kept this event somewhat “under the radar” and didn’t send the dates to the general list,
Call & Response: An All-Day Event for Writers & Dreamers
Saturday, March 27 9:30-4:00 in Monroe, $25!
I’m so excited about this!!!
Many of you have asked me about writing workshops for adults.
Organizing Words (I Sort Clutters of Paper)
The trouble is
Poetry Friday: The True Meaning of My Name
Listening to NPR this morning, I was caught by the phrase, “A woman discovers the true meaning of her name.” I asked the teens in my Young Writers Workshop at Bellevue College to write poems about that – but to write them in a language other than English.
Another Off-The-Cuff Poem
I’ll have to be careful, or I’ll end up making a habit of this lack of revision…
Chasing Joy
What if
Elusive joy slid
Like silk under my
Front door and out,
Why I Do What I Do
Sometimes I hear myself saying that my life is “stressful” or “overwhelming.” My task list marches relentlessly through my Outlook calendar and I think I am unhappy about this.
NaPoWriMo
I have not been doing NaPoWriMo because I haven’t had time. But this lack of poems is giving me a kind of malaise. So here’s one off-the-cuff.
Bodacious Mystery Galpal Tells All: Chapter 1
I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at my YA novel Bodacious Mystery Galpal Tells All. (Please note that this material is copyrighted and includes PG-13 content.)
CELEB’ MAGAZINE
Trentmobile Crunched
Teen superstar Trent Yves was less than friendly when caught on film after his beloved green Mini-Cooper crashed into a wall of the LA Equestrian Center Saturday Night.
Friday Half-Day Writing Workshops for Grades 3-5
When: Selected Friday Riverview School District half-days from 1:30-3:30
- Who: 3rd-5th graders (Need not attend Riverview Schools)
- Where: Carnation Tree Farm!
Announcing the Hotchkin-Bond Award for Creative Excellence
“Hotchkin” because I grew up a Hotchkin and that’s when I began writing. “Bond” because it was given to me by the wonderful man I married,