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Monthly Focus Reminder
January is officially over. The newness of the year is worn off and the exhaustion of getting things done is setting in. How did you do in January? I accomplished almost everything on my focus chart for January. I have one thing not finished, but I have started on…
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Mentor Texts for Writers Resources
If you follow this blog, you know that I spend a lot of time talking about using mentor texts to teach young people how to write. But really, it will work for us “old” writers as well. Mentor Text for Writers Webinar Last week, I did a webinar on…
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Completed Projects Template
Since I’ve been doing a lot of submitting, and I now have a number of manuscripts I’m revising, or working on, I needed to wrap my head around what I had, and put it all in ONE place. I do have this organization system, where I can visually see…
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Picture Book Status Updates
I’ve been involved with Julie Hedlund’s 12×12 Picture Book Challenge for 2 years. In that time, I’ve written, revised, revised, revised, and revised. However, I realized recently that I have a ton of different picture books, all at different stages, and I really needed to get a handle on…
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Happy New Year: New Posts for Teachers and Writers in 2014
January is an exciting time—a time for new things. So on this blog, there will be some new things rolling out in 2014. Here are some of the things I have planned. For Teachers Teacher Useletter I am introducing my useletter for teachers. I will include links to things…
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Top 10 Posts for 2013
Here are the top 10 posts of 2013 on my blog! Thanks for following, commenting, and sharing this year with me!!! 1. 10 for 10 Mentor Texts for Word Choice 2. What to do about To Do Lists 3. Mentor Text Lesson: OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW by Kate…
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Quarterly Goals Reminder December 2013
I’ve been talking about goals for a few weeks. As I mentioned before, I’m working on Quarterly Goals in 2014 and then I’m doing a Monthly Focus each month. I’ve been doing this for the month of December just to test it out and it’s been so helpful. At…
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Book of Stars: Positivity in 2014
Last week I posted a very self-celebrating post of all of the writing things I’ve accomplished this year. One of my goals this year is to not be scattered to the wind and be very focused. Last week was also a week of rejections for me. I got several,…
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31 for Fun: 2013 Edition
Alayne Kay Christian challenged her followers to celebrate what they accomplished in 2013 in a fun blog post called “31 Just for Fun.” I participated last year. For more writerly celebrations, see what our WAITT writers accomplished in 2013. This post always makes me feel like a Braggy Braggerton,…
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Quarterly Goals Template
Last week, I mentioned that I am not setting huge goals for a year in 2014. I’m trying quarterly goals instead. Then each month, I will pick a FOCUS and really try to hone in on certain things for that month. I’m hoping this will provide me with more…
