So I am happy to say that I finished the first draft of my book! It turns out the author’s advice I’ve looked for of just sitting down and writing is the best advice I could have received. For about … Continue reading →

So yesterday when I went to write a post about “Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom” I kept getting a page telling me that there was maintenance on my page .  So, I will post what I would have posted yesterday today! … Continue reading →

For the past two days, I have been vigorously writing and working on a novel that I’ve had in mind since I was a senior in high school.  I am SO excited that I’ve finally had the time to get … Continue reading →

Today I was just told something that disappointed me.  No names involved, but I was just told by one of my friends that they know somebody who was paid less as an extra on a show because she was not … Continue reading →

So, when I got home from school I had two copies of “The New Yorker” waiting for me!  How exciting  I was reading the May 7th issue and really enjoyed the article “Machine Politics” by David Kushner.  This article discusses … Continue reading →

So one of my friends just invited me to join this awesome group on Facebook called “Hello, Gorgeous“.  The main goal of this group is to stand up for what is “beautiful”.  But what exactly is beautiful anyways?  ”Beauty is … Continue reading →

Today with my fellow NCTE members I went to an elementary school in the Endicott area to donate the money we raised and choose the books we wanted to give to them.  In September, there were terrible floods that ruined … Continue reading →

Recently, I’ve discovered that my although my time at this specific domain will come to an end, that doesn’t mean that all my blog content will be lost! Good news to fellow bloggers who are looking to move to new sites… whatever the reason may be! I’m here to share the easy and fast way ...

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  I have recently discovered the amazing world of Prezi. It is a fun, exciting, interactive way to spice up those mundane PowerPoint presentations and boring old lectures. I used to program to create a presentation for a class that I taught, and the reaction was wonderful!  The students were interested and engaged; they loved ...

  This is definitely a quote to live by.  The people you surround yourself with influence your development as a person.  If you are surrounded by negative people who do bad things, you will most likely go down that path. … Continue reading →

Time for some long overdue book talk!  I don’t know what came over me this weekend, but I did a lot of reading!  Never a bad thing, of course. First, I finished reading “The Hate List” by Jennifer Brown which … Continue reading →