Here’s Why NaNoWriMo Works for Me. November 1,2023 Dear Writers, First, a shout-out to my colleague and former personal essay-writing student Diane Gottlieb, editor of the brand-new anthology Awakenings: Stories of Bodies & Consciousness in which numerous storytellers weigh in on their relationships with their bodies and minds. I’m particularly interested in Diane’s new anthologyContinue reading “50,000 Words in 30 Days?”
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Battle of the Books!
Plus, how kids can start publishing their creative writing Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of helping to moderate a regional Oregon Battle of the Books battle. OBOB occurs across the state; teams of kid-readers study 16 teacher- and librarian-selected novels and nonfiction books for months, then answer questions about them in events that areContinue reading “Battle of the Books!”
Stressed? Read a Novel!
It’s Mental Illness Awareness Week. Do you know where your novel is? I wrote in my chapter on Mental Illness in Better with Books about how cognitive neuropsychologists at the University of Sussex found that reading can reduce stresslevels by almost 70 percent. Participants in the study demonstrated reduced muscle tension and slower heart rateContinue reading “Stressed? Read a Novel!”
10 Books to Help Build Self-Confidence in Your Tweens and Teens
Originally published in Working Mother, May 16th, 2019 10 Books To Help Build Self-Confidence in Your Tweens and Teens Teaching them to love themselves is necessary for growth. Written by Melissa Hart Better with Books by Melissa Hart amazon.comBuy Reading fiction and memoir—regardless of what age we are—is consistently found to develop compassion for others,Continue reading “10 Books to Help Build Self-Confidence in Your Tweens and Teens”
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