Category Archives: Uncategorized

I LOVE Meg Cabot’s 9/11/01 story. I even read it as a presentation to a classroom filled with young people who had little memory or knowledge of 9-11. Almost all of them came to me afterward and thanked me for sharing. Meg was in New York City when the planes hit the towers and thisContinue reading “Meg Cabots Diary 9/11/01”

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Sorry to be away so long. Been a weird couple of weeks getting Spawn ready for the BIG K—Kindergarten. Uniforms and doctors and immunizations and vision/hearing tests (and yes, apparently he CAN hear, he is just ignoring us). I am still unaccustomed to so much quiet. For those…

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
NaNoWriMo is kind of like Christmas for writers—suffering, drama, no sleep, heavy drinking and really bad eating habits. Also, we start talking about NaNoWriMo months before it actually happens. If you are a new writer and don’t know what NaNoWriMo is? It stands for National Novel Writing Month and…

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Today, we’re going to explore an extension of the WOUND. The BLIND SPOT. There are no perfect personalities. All great character traits possess a blind spot. The loyal person is a wonderful friend, but can be naive and taken advantage of. The take-charge Alpha leader can make a…