Many of us have been alarmed by the number of books banned in Florida school districts in the past few years. Banned Books Week 2023 seems like a great time to blog about them, order them, and read them! When is Banned Books Week 2023? Banned Books Week 2023 is from Sunday, October 1 to Saturday, October 7. It’s a
I decided to do this roundup of fantasy novel opening examples because I know when you’re writing a book, it can be difficult to know where to start. That might be even more true with a fantasy novel, because you have a whole fictional world to introduce along with the characters! Some of my all-time favorite fantasy novels aren’t included
Finally, Yosemite Yosemite National Park wasn’t actually one of my bucket list goals. Mr. Donovan has wanted to go there forever…and in fact, we have scheduled three different trips there in the past, only to have to cancel for different reasons! We even scootched this trip from June to July because many roads were flooded out earlier. The park
People have been asking me for a positive attributes list ever since I posted this List of Talents and Skills. This positive personality traits list can help you in character development…and who knows? It may also help you recognize your own positive personal qualities! Most of them are great attributes of a person in general; I didn’t include physical attributes. However,
What’s an Enneagram 7? The enneagram is a personality typing system (like zodiac signs or Myers-Briggs.) There are 9 types. Type 7 is sometimes called “The Adventurer” or “The Epicure,” but is usually known as “The Enthusiast.” I absolutely think of myself as a 7. But I have a different approach to the
I thought it would be fun to do a post about how to describe a beach in a story, especially since summer is here! I love doing these “master lists for writers” posts, and I hadn’t done one in a while. Bookmark it or pin it on Pinterest for future reference! If you’re writing a
I made a life goals list with 100 items in the early days of this blog. Of course, whenever we make elaborate plans, we know they may be thwarted by plot twists— which is why some of us wouldn’t make a life goals list in the first place! I’ve had my share of plot twists, for sure, and right now