From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Tempus Fugit

October 13, 2009

Time flies, baby!  It’s hard to believe but it’s almost time for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) again.  This is your call to arms…or pens…or probably PC’s…whatever, you get the idea.  Now is the time to do it.  Now is the time to put aside procrastination, self-doubt, and realistic expectations.  Don’t think about it, just sign up [...]

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A Sense of Humors

October 8, 2009

Watch any film, TV show, or play with a cast of four or more characters, and you will likely encounter some elements of the classic “temperament theory.” The ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.) was the first to propose this idea, and he believed that a person’s personality was based on the concentration of four [...]

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In Honor of ALA’s Banned Books Week

October 3, 2009

According to the American Library Association the Top 10 Banned/Challenged Books of 2008 include the following titles: 1. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group 2. His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman Reasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, and violence 3.TTYL; [...]

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Writing for Tweens – Reading What Tweens Are Reading

October 1, 2009

Recently, my twelve year old daughters read the entire Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. A movie based on the first book, The Lightning Thief, is due out next year and since I have an interest in writing for the target age group, I figured I’d give the books a spin. If [...]

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