Interruptions
Writer…Interrupted By Summer
School has been out for a couple of weeks and I’m THRILLED that for a short season I’m free from all the trappings of the school year. For the next couple of months, I won’t have to: help with any Algebra homework drag any children out of bed scrounge through the kitchen to find something…
Interrupted by Vacation: Long Island, New York Edition
It’s been years since I’ve been to New York. Years since I walked the streets where I grew up, ate the BEST food in the world, and hung out with the craziest, funnest, and most loving people on earth! My family! No kids. No husband… And I’m having the time of my life! I thought…
How Do You Schedule the Unscheduled Days of Summer?
by Marji Laine End of school always labeled freedom. I can’t help but remember those elementary days and how we all dashed out of the school building on the last day. Some of the kids ripped their papers out of their notebooks, letting the wind carry the testimony of the hours of work away. I…
When You Feel Like You’ve Been Left Behind in This Publishing Journey
So this post has been sitting in my draft folder for while, waiting for the right time, or maybe for me to truly feel that I’ve conquered the “left behind” feeling so I can adequately encourage others. The truth is I still feel like I’ve been left behind at times, so maybe it’s time to set these…
Preparing Homeschool Transcripts
I love homeschooling older kids. They challenge me with their subjects, curiosity, and creative insights. I seriously learn right alongside them, especially through the subjects that I barely scraped through when I was in school. But I don’t get such a kick out of preparing the…
Why do Homeschoolers Have Trouble with Grading?
I don’t know about you, but I have a tendency to plan out the entire year in depth, but when it comes to grading, I have trouble following through. Planning gives me a road map for me and my kids. Then each week, sometimes a little less, I look through the plans to make sure…
It’s The End of Homeschool Catch Up Time of Year
I know when the temperature starts climbing that I need to get into “Ducks-in-a-row” mode. The things I put off during the holidays have spilled over into winter and now I need to set them all aside again to end my school year. Assigning grades, administering tests, and that oh-so large mountain of curriculum I…
Interrupted by…Twitter
by Ron Estrada I made a comment the other day that I was far too busy working on my writing career to be bothered to write. Are ya with me? If I read one more article about how important it is to get my name out, build my platform, or develop a following, I may…
Special Challenges for the Home-Schooling Writer
Writers who are also home-schooling moms encounter special challenges when working on their careers. I’ve been analyzing how to work through those challenges in order make the most of every writing opportunity. My first post in this series covers planning the project in order to jump directly into the story-world anytime a chance to write pops…
Rebuilding Your Tribe
by Ron Estrada Like most of the blogsters around here, my writing career has been interrupted. More than once. I enjoy blaming others for my problems and failures. After all, why should I be pressured into all the responsibility of moving my own career forward? Surely there’s a government program for that. Just what am…