Comics and Creative Writing

Lately I’ve been looking into how I can implement comics into my ELA classes. I’ve learned that students may be overwhelmed by large novels, even if they’re on their level, but hand them a comic and they’ll read multiple in one sitting. Some educators may not think students can get much out these but I

Spotify Playlist for Writing

When I write I find that music helps me concentrate, and I always try to find music that goes with the theme of what I’m writing at the time. In the case of A Royal Mind, I felt it had a Celtic feeling to it and I found a playlist on Spotify that served as

A Cast of Characters

As the big day of my novel’s publication approaches, I thought I’d share some of the background of the main characters from my book. I hope these make you excited to read A Royal Mind, on sale now for Pre-order on Barnes and Noble, on sale for purchase beginning January 10th. Aster             Aster is

It’s Almost Time!

In 6 DAYS my first novel A Royal Mind will be published. I am so excited and nervous. I started working on it last year and I used the summer to finish to the first draft before starting back to school in the Fall. I’m glad I did because last semester was one of the

Making Goals in the New Year

I love making goals for the new year. I try to stick with them, and I’ve learned not to let the goals become a noose. I know it’s cliché to make my first blog post focus on my goals for the new year but so be it, I’ll add a little extra though and share

10 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS

Where are you idea? I can’t find you.

Book Trailer

The day after my last final I jumped back in to working on my novel. I’m so excited to announce that it is available for pre-order via E-book, but the hardback and paperbacks will launch January 10, 2022! I chose this day as a way to honor my late grandfather who passed away last month.

NanoWriMo: Day 2

Sooooo… I almost called day a two a complete failure. I ran out of time to write because of school work and sticky wallpaper. I ended up having a paragraph written for day two. Only a paragraph. A total of 64 words. Great going, I thought to myself, day 2 and you’ve already dropped the

Book Blizzard

If you are like most people you may have been without power over the last few weeks or maybe you are still struggling with the affects of the terrible February winter storm. It seems like we excitedly welcomed 2021, thinking it would be better than 2020, and though there have been a couple good moments,

Celebrating Culture: Lunar New Year 2021

Mulan’s Lunar New Year, by Natasha Yim, with illustrations by Sophie Li, is a wonderful mix of a Disney favorite and the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. It’s so important for kids to learn about other cultures, and honestly as an adult I’ve never really learned anything about the Lunar New Year until