Happy National Grammar Day! What extinct animal knew a lot of words? A thesaurus! 😉 Founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, Martha Brockenbrough created National Grammar Day in 2008. The English language has over a million words. Our language has some set rules and also has some debatable rules in it …
We all know the names of Pippi, Ramona, Winnie, Sherlock, Charlie Bucket, Harry Potter, and many more. Character names represent more than a word on a piece of paper. The name of the character comes to life and becomes a real person throughout a novel. Authors take great care in naming their characters. The ideas …
Happy National Handwriting Day! It is observed today on January 23 which celebrates the birthday of John Hancock. As you probably know, he’s the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence. His autograph became so famous that we now commonly use ‘John Hancock’ as another term for ‘signature.’ To celebrate this fun day, write …
Happy I Love to Write Day! This day was founded in 2002 by author John Riddle, a non-fiction and self-help writer, to encourage children writing in schools and even encourage adults to pick up a pen. To celebrate today, you can write a loved one a letter, create a poem, write a short story, start …
Check out this awesome cover for my new children’s book! I love how the colors and sea turtle turned out here! I’m so excited! 🙂
I’m working hard on my book edits right now. I’m dreaming about commas, hyphens, and semi-colons these days. 🙂 I am getting excited about the progress and really can’t wait for it to come out! To stay focused on my manuscript and the edits, I indulge in a fun candy. Cinnamon red hots! Yes, the …
Happy National Grammar Day! Yes, this is really National Grammar Day! This particular holiday is only 12 years old. Martha Brockenbrough created National Grammar Day in 2008. She is the founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar. The English language has over a million words. Our language has some set rules and …
April 18th celebrates National Columnists Day today honoring the newspaper columnists and their contributions. The National Society of Newspaper Columnists created this holiday on the death anniversary of Ernie Pyle. Pyle was a Pulitzer Prize winner who reported from both the European and Pacific theaters during the Second World War. He died while reporting in …
Happy National Grammar Day! Yes, this is really National Grammar Day! This particular holiday is only 11 years old! It is still a child. Martha Brockenbrough created National Grammar Day in 2008. She is the founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar. The English language has over a million words. Our language …
Below please find a piece that I wrote in April of 2005 about our first trip to Yellowstone National Park. I decided to share it in honor of Yellowstone’s birthday coming up on Friday. (Please excuse any of the outdated cost information found in here as the piece is about 14 years old.) Enjoy! —————————– …
