From August 3rd to August 16th, I’ll be participating in Story Embers’ Support the Writing Community Challenge. (Use the link to visit their website to learn more and join in.) #SupportTheWritingCommunityChallenge Do you write to write? Or do you write to publish? When I first began writing, publication was a distant thought that occasionally flitteredContinueContinue reading “Progress is Progress”
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Dear Pre-Published Writer
From August 3rd to August 16th, I’ll be participating in Story Embers’ Support the Writing Community Challenge. (Use the link to visit their website to learn more and join in.) #SupportTheWritingCommunityChallenge As K.M Weiland recently expressed in a blog post, “If you write, you are a writer.” Publication does not make someone a writer. It’sContinueContinue reading “Dear Pre-Published Writer”
Teaching Resource: Creative Writing Lesson Plan
It’s finally ready! The Creative Writing Lesson Plan has been a labor of love since January. The decision to put it together grew from a desire to engage my son in a way that would foster a joy for storytelling. Many hours went into it’s creation. And if one other teacher or homeschool parent orContinueContinue reading “Teaching Resource: Creative Writing Lesson Plan”
3 Benefits of Writing Contests
Have you ever thought about entering a writing competition, but then wondered if it was worth the time and effort and, often, the cost? When I started writing fiction, I knew nothing about the publishing industry. I didn’t even know what I didn’t know. Books? Oh, yes. Love those. Words? Yep, slap a few togetherContinueContinue reading “3 Benefits of Writing Contests”
7 Facts About Autism
I knew almost nothing about autism until 2014. That was the year we discovered our youngest son was autistic. And as we proceeded through the diagnostic process and subsequent therapies with him, we realized I was autistic too. I won’t delve into the difficulties of pursuing a diagnosis as an adult in this post (althoughContinueContinue reading “7 Facts About Autism”
K.A. Cummins 