Thank you all so much for hopping over to my blog for the past 10 Days of Organization! I hope you enjoyed not only my posts, but also those of the other HOTM hoppers.Speaking of HOTM, the winter conference starts TODAY!!! Click here to purchase your ticket if you haven’t yet. What is an “online conference”? AContinueContinue reading “Reality Homeschooling”
Tag Archives: writing
Research Remembered
Here’s my article that posted over at Heart of the Matter Online today.What do you personally remember about research from your high school years? Do you have good memories or bad memories of it? Now, what about your teenagers? What kind of research skills are you teaching them? Will they be prepared for college research?Research,ContinueContinue reading “Research Remembered”
My Book Pitch Featured
Y’all remember the book idea I sort of threw out there in my previous post? Well, I wrote an actual pitch. It was analyzed by Leslie Wilson and Mary DeMuth of The Writing Spa. And they liked the pitch!! Read the full review here.Image courtesy of http://www.iband.com.
Should You Pay Someone What She’s Worth?
Before you answer, “YES, of course,” please take a moment. It’s not as simple a question as you might think. Before you answer that first question, reflect on these points.1. Are you more interested in the price of something than its value?2. Are you more likely to dash off an email complaining about something quickerContinueContinue reading “Should You Pay Someone What She’s Worth?”
New/Wannabe Author Resources
Writing isn’t as easy as it looks. Well, maybe just putting words on paper (or on the computer screen) isn’t too difficult, but getting those words to sound ingenious is a little harder. So is having those words published so that other people can read them.Felice Gerwitz–author, speaker, and mentor–has a plethora of resources availableContinueContinue reading “New/Wannabe Author Resources”
Fits and Starts
Wow! I was very honored to be featured as The Home School Mom’s Site of the Week this week! Thank you. As a result, I’ve garnered quite a few more followers. Again, thank you!This seems like a good time to update my where-else-to-find-me status. Much to my great amazement, my articles have been (or willContinueContinue reading “Fits and Starts”
What’s on a Shelf?
Have you ever wondered what kinds of resources a writer or an editor uses? Have you been wanting to kick your blog up to the next level? If you’ve aspired to that lofty-sounding title of published author, I’m going to give you a peek onto my reference shelf to give you a boost along theContinueContinue reading “What’s on a Shelf?”
Let the Adventure Begin!
Students can have FUN while learning to write a REAL novel and get a high school English credit in the bargain! Sound like a novel idea? Not if you’re using the One Year Adventure Novel curriculum. The One Year Adventure Novel is for high school students who love to write. It’s also for students whoContinueContinue reading “Let the Adventure Begin!”
Calling All Creative Writers!
Exciting News from TOS!Attention writers! Grab your pencils and get those creative juices flowing!The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine is hosting our second Storytime Writing Contest! We have two creative fiction categories: adults (16 and up 2,500 words or less) and children (15 and below 1,500 words or less). Deadline to enter is March 16, 2009. $7.95ContinueContinue reading “Calling All Creative Writers!”
Bethany LaShell 