I Won Nanowrimo and All I Got Was This Lousy 50,000 Words
This year I participated in my first Nanowrimo. I decided to do it partially for fun, partially as an experiment, and partially because I was struggling to really dig into…
Belated Bragging (the Best Kind!)
via GIPHY Hey there! Long time no see. I vanished into the everyday chaos of having your own business and trying to push two kids out the door five days…
Fall Writing Frenzy Entry – “Rules”
10. Photo by Josh Hild on Pexels.com Rules By: Josh Weiss-Roessler (200 words) Touch nothing at Grandpa’s without his permission. It was a rule even their parents followed. Because no one…
Board Games We Love to Promote Reading and Storytelling
I've mentioned before that my wife and I are both writers. What I haven't really dug into is the fact that, though both read quite well for their ages, our…
Reasons You Maybe Shouldn’t Stress Out Quite So Much Over Your Kids’ Screen Time
Yes, I recently wrote a post about finding ways -- any way! -- to get your kids off of screens. So why am I now saying, "Eh, it's not so…
Okay, You’ve Finished a Novel — What Now?
I started querying in May with an amazing event put on by a middle-grade group I'm a part of on Twitter. They ran a series of educational Zooms educating everyone…