Author Carole Gerber has a new book coming in 2010

The writing life is exciting especially when you are successful like author Carole Gerber. Carole has published numerous children's books, educational material, and poems.

• She is also the winner of the 2008 John Burroghs Young Reader list award for her book WINTER TREES.

Please check out her website at www.carolegerber.com for more information on this wonderful children's writer. You will be both inspired and encouraged to keep working towards your own writing dreams. Visit her site today and happy browsing. It is a treat.

Happy Thanksgiving to all

Happy Thanksgiving to all. Let us be thankful for free speech, freedom of the press, and our God given talent to write and share with others.

• May you all have a successful end of the year with your writing dreams.

Blessings to all of you as you follow your hearts into the world of words. See you on the page.

Warmly,

T

JEAN REAGAN...Always My Brother

Welcome Jean Reagan
Welcome to Jean Reagan, author of Always My Brother. Here is a post directly from her about grief and how writing became an important part of the healing. Please feel free to comment or share your own experiences with grief and writing.

• When my 19-year old son John died of a drug overdose, I was emotionally paralyzed. All the layers of hope for his recovery instantly vanished, yet still lingered in my mind and heart. I knew I should journal, but the task seemed overwhelming. At the same time I worried I would forget critical thoughts and memories if I didn’t write them down.

I’m a list-maker by nature, so I came up with a strategy that worked for me. Initially, all I required of myself was to list headings on the top of journal pages. Then, when I had the emotional strength to write, I tackled the heading that seemed most manageable. I could dabble or dig deep. And, with these topics, I could always trigger memories I feared I would forget.

Here’re some of my topic headings:
Words and advice that haunt me.

The first time I held John.

Telling our daughter about John’s death.

Specific memories of his laughter, his gentleness.

Relief from worry—really?

Scanning crowds for his face.

Eventually many of these emotional truths made it into of my children’s book about sibling loss, ALWAYS MY BROTHER. (Tilbury House Publishers, June 2009)

One unexpected joy I experienced in writing this story was that I could “rewind” John’s life to a younger and healthy period before he was tortured by drug addiction. For more information about the story behind the book, visit http://www.jeanreagan.com/.

Thanks Jean for this valuable inspiration. The book is beautiful and your words will touch many._

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The Buzz... A Blog Tour is Coming.....

• Writing is fun, hard work, and creative, but did you know that writing can be therapy as well?

Writing is a well known therapy for grief. Journals are the best way to write your way through grief.

Join me on November 7th as part of the blog book tour for Always My Brother by author Jean Reagan.

Jean has done journal writing, creative writing, and she has most recently written a book about the grief of loosing a sibling. Jean will be a guest here on November 7th and post on this blog about her own writing about grief. Follow here the rest of the week for tips and ideas about how to start your own journal.

Comment and let us know how you journal and how it has helped you through a difficult or sad time. Sharing with others will help all of us grow. See you then.... come back again....Friends.

Take a Look at the NeW WEBSITE of author Mayra Calvanis

Mayra Calvani's Official Children's Book website

can be found at http://www.mayrassecretbookcase.com

• Visit the new and wonderful website of Mayra, a children's author, and take a peek at all the new stuff about books for kids, her newest release, and about her passion for Golden retrievers.

The site offers links for the beginning writer to explore... cruise through to see what other great children's authors have to say. The links will lead you to published authors Donna McDine, Suzanne Lieurance, Beverly McClure, and Kathy Stemke.

• Look for information about the Children's Writer's Coaching Club and The Society of Children's book writers and illustrators.

Sign up for Mayra's newsletter and more

Check it out and let me know what you find. The more we share the more we grow as writers. And when you are done cruising through the links and new website....Go forth and WRITE.

A New Blog for those Interested in Human Resource Careers

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Writing can be a solitary life or as a writer you can choose to network. I believe we all need to connect in some way no matter what our genre or writing interest is. You just never know who might know someone with a need for what you write.


I think writing also works best when we share what we know with other writers. Although the field is competitive, like in life, you do not grow and prosper with out first giving and sharing.


So my writing advice for today is to plug into the knowledge and advice of other writers in your field of interest and outside of your field of interest.

Together we will share, learn, and grow in our own writing.


With that being said, I will PLUG a new blog for those interested in the field of Human Resources. The blog can be found at http://humanresources4all.blogspot.com/ This blog will not only give information on the topics related to human resources, it will offer tips to new and experienced writers in the field of Human Resources.


In this tough economy, many cannot find positions in the original fields that they have received a degree in but are making there own way. WRITING in the field that you are interested in can be just as lucrative as working in the field.


What other fields of interest can you discover where your writing talent can be put to use. Follow this new blog for a great example of the new age entrepreneur.

Check it out and let me know what you find.

Yes! You Can.....

Just a quick plug for Nancy L Sanders new book.

Scroll down for the first review, but I have to tell you as I progress through the book I am finding great inspiration for the new writer.

Her tips on how to approach the writing you are passionate about are different than her tips on how to approach the material you write for the pay check.

This book is worth the read for any beginning writer and I feel it has information that experienced writer's can benefit from as well.

Check it out and See what you think. I believe you will be hearing more and more from this writer and she will be a big influence on writing for this genre. The book is available at book stores now or online at www.amazon.com