We make it part of their world and life; we interact with it in non-traditional ways. from “5 New Year’s Resolutions for the Reader in You” I would say a good reader does that. Well, at least every good reader I know. What if we don’t do that? If you consider yourself a “reader”, not […]
5 MORE Goals for the Writer in You
we all know that if you want your dreams to become a reality, you have to make it an achievable goal. from “5 New Year’s Resolutions for the Writer in You” by Ania Kiplan It was true before and it’s still true now. Just like with all your other goals in life, you have to […]
3 Things to Do While Your First Draft “Breathes”
You did a thing. Yeah, a THING! A BOOK! You WROTE one! And, it’s going to get published–traditionally or independently–doesn’t matter; it’s going to happen! Get excited. I’ll wait. Once you’ve caught your breath, we gotta start thinking about what your next step is. You probably thought writing the book was hard, but I promise […]
10 Articles You Need to Read Before Starting Publication!
Naturally, we start writing a book, or even finish our first draft, and we immediately look at publication. While that make sense, there are many things that go into publication–especially self-publication–that will come crashing down on you if you wait until too late to get them going. Things like marketing, preorders, and branding can be […]
Why you should be reading aloud in your classroom!
Okay, I’m sure everyone remembers the carpet on the floor in younger grades, right? Whether you did morning and afternoon routines there or games. Almost for sure, we all got to hear a story there. We circled up on the rug, the teacher sat on the chair and (s)he read the picture book aloud (showing […]