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All Hail Little Shop of Stories for the best Author Party Ever! #10YearsLater
As I celebrate ten years of PURE being out in the world, I absolutely must take a moment to toast everyone at Little Shop of Stories (owners, staff, customers, family, friends) for throwing me the BEST EVER AUTHOR PARTY back in April 2009. There were streamers, cupcakes, and champagne. A special chalkboard and entire window…
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Ten Years (and More) of Thanking Little Shop of Stories!
Anyone who knows me knows my long-time love affair with the amazing independent bookstore in Decatur, Little Shop of Stories. I had the pleasure of meeting co-owners Diane Capriola and Dave Shallenberger only a few precious months before the opening of their bookstore (July of 2005 — I met them in May), and managed to…
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Ten Years of PURE: Celebrating Editrix Anica Mrose Rissi
April 2019 marks ten years since Pure was published, and I’m spending the whole month reminiscing and remembering! The very first person who has to be celebrated today is my amazing editrix, Anica Mrose Rissi. * Nica is the one who found an article about purity rings and remembered I wanted to write something about…
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Food for Thought: Best Approaches to Improving Students Writing
Recently a friend (whose daughter I am tutoring in creative writing) sent me a link to this article about kids and writing. It’s long, and there’s a lot to ponder, but it inspired me to think about the different ways in which I teach and work with kids, and how to best help them with…
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Summer Writing Camps!
It was a quiet winter for me, but things are beginning to bloom here in Atlanta, including summer camps I’m doing for tweens, teens, AND adults! Two Summer Camps with Decatur Writers Studio Two sessions only, 12 students each Camp fee: $400 Register: www.decaturwritersstudio.com Email info@decaturwritersstudio.com for more information. Tweens Who Write Rising 6th-8th graders…
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Holiday Time: Little Shop of Stories will Ship!
You all know I work at the amazing bookstore, Little Shop of Stories, in Decatur, GA. But you may NOT know that they easily ship books (for a shipping fee of course) and that I HAPPILY personalize things. So if you are looking for a gift that speaks to friendship, discovering yourself, girl empowerment, and…
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TWO Writing Workshops this Fall!
This kinda says it all about what I’m looking forward to as August is over and September gets going! Writing Workshop for Teens Love to write, but never have enough time? Got ideas, but not sure how to see them through? This one-day-a-week-for-six-weeks writing session is for you. A note: this class is limited to…
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Summer Events!!!
Summer is usually a great time for me to teach at various writing workshops, and lead camps at Little Shop of Stories, but this month I also get to do some AWESOME EVENTS! Folks in the Athens and Greenville area, and then up in New York, come out and see me if you can, and…
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Dare to Share your Diary
Diary entries can be embarrassing. In the wrong hands (even your own, years later), they can become cringe-worthy. But they can also be invigorating. Enlightening. Encapsulating. Inspiring. Life-changing. In This Is All Your Fault, Cassie Parker (RELEASED THIS WEEK!!!) Fiona’s diary is practically its own character. Over the course of the novel, it is a…