8 Book-Inspired DIY Projects You Can Actually Use!
So… I’m a nerd. You don’t say! I’d never guessed! Yeah, I keep it under wraps pretty well. But, there are times when I just can’t deny my inner literary curiosity and psych-outs about...
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Ideas for Your Literary Bucket List
Bucket lists are the epitome of YOLO lifestyles. People put on it everything they want to do before they die–no matter how crazy. They’re usually all the things we fantasize about doing but can’t...
The Perfect Gift for English Language Arts Teachers
Call me “whiny”, but it’s totally unfair that elementary teachers get gifts every year. I mean, c’mon, secondary teachers have more students, do more grading, and build more meaningful bonds with students (when they...
What Exactly are Writing Communities?
A community is–in a vaguely generic sense–a unified body of individuals with one or more commonalities. The lovely thing about such a definition is that the word can be expanded beyond locality, which is...
The Perfect Gift for the Avid Reader
What do readers like as gifts? Books, duh. *rolls eyes* Obviously, but, reading isn’t just a habit or hobby; reading is an experience, a lifestyle. All book nerds come to love everything related to...
The Writer’s Reading Challenge: My 2018 TBR List
If you want to be a good writer, you have to keep reading. So, I aimed for a book a month before last year and that really worked for me. This year I want to aim for two a month. What am I reading that abundantly? My To Be Read (TBR) list includes the following…
5 New Year’s Resolutions for the Writer in You
We’re gonna write this year! Or… Let’s be real with ourselves: most of us abandon all that -ness by Feb. But, you ABSOLUTELY have to write.
New Year’s Resolutions: SMART Goals for Success
‘Tis the season to promise yourself the world and disappoint yourself by March. But, there’s a way to increase the chances of you accomplishing those goals.
What Exactly Do I Put in a Reading Journal?
To be a good writer, you have to be a good reader. That’s why I started keeping a reading journal. It’s an excellent tool to keep the reader in me alive!
The Perfect Gift for the Creative Writer
Every year, I have the same problem: trying to find a gift for my writing friends. Reader friends–books, of course. But, writers? What do you get? Pencils?
Lifelong Learning: What, Why, How?
Lifelong Learning, though natural, is also purposeful. School isn’t the only way to do this, though! Here are some articles and resources all about it!
