Why I Stopped Getting Google Alerts Way Back in 2007
carriejonesbooks I stopped getting Google Alerts.Google Alerts are these wild things that tell you (sort of) when your book’s name or your name comes up on the web. That can be…
Marsie’s Monday Motivation
Am I Klutzy? No? Yes? What Are The Truths About Ourselves, Really?
A long time ago, my now-dead mom called and the first thing she said on the phone was not: 1. Hello. 2. Hi. This is Mom. 3. Yo. 4. Pant.…
Anxiety Is Us: How Can Writers Deal, Part Three
It’s the last of the anxiety posts and … um… I might be feeling anxious about that. Last Monday, I posted part one of this two-part (now three-part) post which…
Writers And Anxiety And Self-Esteem
One of my writing students asked this last week and over on my Facebook page, I asked people if they any ideas for them. “Seems like a lot of us…
When Children’s Book Writers Are Supposed To Dance Things Might Not Be Pretty
Back before COVID-19, I went to my first big writing conference (as a speaker) in L.A. (California) and I learned that there was a big gala thing and all of…