I participated last month in an Instagram writing challenge, which took characters from a current work in progress and dropped them into different TV shows. From Murder, She Wrote to Only Murders in the Building, from I Love Lucy to Stranger Things, Bud and Daisy spent thirty-one days learning to work together to get out of their enchanted television. You can read the whole story here. 
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      I’ve had the privilege of chairing book fairs at both the elementary and middle school level for four years. Last month, I ran my last fair. A bittersweet goodbye to all the things I’ve loved and learned at the book fair.
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      October is my favorite month! Not just because it’s my birthday (although, yes), and not just because of the candy (although, also yes), but because scary stories are my favorite!
Here are my picks for Top Five Authors to read at Halloween. Did yours make the list?
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      How are writing a book and a landscaping project similar? How are they different?
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      Ladies and gentlemen… The Squirrel Story.
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