The first time was quite a few years ago. A fellow writer showed me a manuscript he had written and was getting ready to submit to an editor. I noticed a number of typos and other errors right off the bat and asked him wasn’t he going to clean up his misspellings, punctuational goofs, and...
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Not All Kids Books Have To Be Easy To Read
Of course, some kids get discouraged and will give up when a book is full of “big words,” but others will look up the meaning in an online dictionary or try to figure out the meaning from context. Even simple words can stump some kids. I remember being baffled by the meaning of “gingerbread house.”...
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Books Make Great Gifts
Got a gift-giving occasion coming up—a birthday or anniversary, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, graduation, or maybe you’re looking for something healthier than candy to put in your kids’ Easter baskets? How about a book?
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National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. Have you read any poetry lately? Have you written any?