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This week I will be hosting an author showcase through the National Writing For Children Center (NWFCC). I am really excited and look forward to everyone stopping by to learn more about these authors and their…

BASIC WORDLE

For those who haven't encountered Wordle yet, it's an online service that takes your manuscript (or website or blog) and turns it into a graphic representation, where more frequently used words are drawn larger. Below is the Wordle for Byrne Risk.…

My children spend a lot of time with their pencils and crayons. Quite a bit first thing in the morning, mid-day as the yard heats up, and before bed as they unwind.

I try not to guide my…

I recently had quite a tiff with The Baby. My own fault, really. I should just know by now…but I didn’t give her the credit she deserved. You see, she’s a frikkin’ genius…no question in my mind. Yet, I forget this at times, given how wee & adorable this kidlet is. So you’re thinking to…

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Whether you’re planning a medicated or a ‘natural’ birth, birth plans are important for a few reasons:

1) Birth is a big deal physically–for mother and baby. Birth plans allow you to take charge of your health.

2) Writing a birth plan forces you (and if you’re…

I’ve been writing a couple of blogs since the beginning of the year. I started writing my personal blog in order to get practice for my business blog. I’ve had so much fun writing for A

Mother’s Hood, that at times I have neglected Birth by Paperwork. I think this happened because it is

easier and I am CONSTANTLY coming up with ideas for A Mother’s Hood, where

Birth by Paperwork is…like work.

But with both blogs, I…

Fundraisers are calling for short story and poetry submissions for a national anthology to benefit children’s charities. From the submissions, 101 pieces will be chosen to appear in the anthology which is scheduled for released in May of this year.

"The most important thing to a parent is their child," says Beth Davis, an editor on the project. "If we can do something we love, in this case writing, and have it benefit children all over the country then we really are…