Meditations on Gratitude
On Thanksgiving Eve, a word nerdy look at gratitude. Do you think it's the secret to happiness?
Author: Julia Tomiak
I believe in the power of words to improve our lives, and I help people find interesting words to read. Member of SCBWI.
Five Young Adult Books You Should Read
If you love YA, I've got some great suggestions for you. Some are serious, some are fun, all are good.
Vocab from The Glass Cage: Welter
I came across "welter" while reading The Glass Cage, and all I could think of was "welterweight". This form of welter has nothing to do with boxing... more lik...
Book Suggestions from the Goodreads Choice Awards
My book club is meeting next week, and we're choosing our books for 2016. I need ideas! The Goodreads Choice Awards can help me - and you too.
Vocab from The Glass Cage: Putative
Do you know what putative means? It's a synonym for ostensible. Still stumped? Read on!
My YA Manuscript is ON THE BLOCK
My YA manuscript made it into Miss Snark's ON THE BLOCK contest - you can read it and offer critique. Hopefully agents will too!