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Inspiring Insights for Writers

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My friend (and great thinker, moving poet, inspirational character) Franklin Abbott shared this poem with...
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Dare to Share your Diary

  Diary entries can be embarrassing. In the wrong hands (even your own, years later),...
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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,...
Two book covers promoting parties for "Drive Me Crazy" and "This Is All Your Fault."

I Hope You Can Make It To At Least One!!!

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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...
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Summer Writing Camps!

It was a quiet winter for me, but things are beginning to bloom here in...
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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...
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What is Book Coaching: A Step-by-Step Guide for Aspiring Authors

If writing a book feels overwhelming, book coaching may be the key to unlocking your potential. With...
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Long Live Leon County Public Library!

So, when we were little my mom would religiously take my sisters and I to...
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Happy Monthaversary, PURE!

A month ago today, we were celebrating Pure with champagne and cupcakes at Little Shop of...
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Happy Spring!!!

Good things are budding, getting ready to bloom in the next couple of months, including...
Handmade paper crafts and drawings with colorful designs and notes.

Spread Some Friendship this Holiday!

Drive me Crazy is technically a summer road trip book, but since it is also...