The First Time I Won An Award As A Grown Up (in age not mentality)
carriejonesbooks Actually, the title of this blog is wrong. This is about the first time I won a writing award that wasn’t for newspapers. I won a lot of awards for…
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The Story Behind My Scar
If you ever meet me, you will instantly know that I am not a supermodel. Actually, you just need to see a photo to get that. And that’s a good…
The Haiku That Changed My Life
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH is almost here so I am totally going to theme out this April. Why? Because poetry changed my life in second grade. Seriously. I was this kid…
How to Make a Good Book Better – Revision Tips of Awesome – Part Three
So, these past three Mondays, I’ve been giving revision tips to help with people’s stories. And this is the last in the series! I know! I know! The horror! Get…
How to Make Your Good Book Better – Revision Tips of Awesome – Part Two
I am still chugging along trying to get my draft done so that I can get to the fun stuff: No, not drowning my sorrows in Sanka. No, not learning…