Make Time for Dreaming

I’m reading an amazing and moving memoir by Madeleine L’Engle called The Summer of Great-Grandmother. Therein is a tiny childhood story about poppies—it’s perfect to remind you of the necessity to make time for dreaming.

When Madeleine was twelve years old, she attended boarding school for the first time, […]

August 30th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , | Category: My Writing Journey, Quote of the Week, Recommended Books | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Because of its Cover

“Summer and Bird” : exquisite cover and book!

The book I’m featuring today is Summer and Bird, by Katherine Catmull, published in 2012. I picked it up because of its cover.

What? Yes! Who made that saying up, anyway? “Don’t judge a book by its […]

February 8th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Blazing a Trail for Girls, Quote of the Week, Recommended Books | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Love Westerns?

Do you love Westerns?

The Curse of the Neverland is definitely not a western. I usually call it “middle grade fantasy adventure” when I’m asked to classify by genre. But today’s book recommendation, one I would call a western, has some strong common bonds with Piper Pan and Her Merry Band.

November 9th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Blazing a Trail for Girls, Quote of the Week, Recommended Books | Comments are closed

Quote of the Week

News on Book 2 of Piper Pan and Her Merry Band:

I got some helpful feedback, and I’m back at work on it. Not much to share beyond that. Instead I’m bringing you a quote of the week.

This quote of the week is a line from a movie I love. It inspires […]

September 15th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: My Writing Journey, Quote of the Week, Recommended Books | Comments are closed