The Christmas Storm
Foster’s Daily Democrat, our local newspaper, runs an annual holiday art and writing contest. It was open to all students from first grade through high school in the seacoast area of New Hampshire and...
View ArticleBook Giveaway – P.O.W.ER
What would happen if women and girls joined their unique abilities to change the world? In a time where access to the written word is reserved to men, Andra BetScrivener’s ability to read and write...
View ArticleI’m for sale. I mean, my book is for sale. Yeah. That’s it.
Announcing that my book is for sale is essentially the same as saying that I’m for sale. I have been sitting on this news for a few days, actually. Why? Because it feels dirty and cheap. It’s official:...
View ArticleI won a short story contest!
I got exciting news a few weeks ago. I won first place in a short story contest, which was held by RiverRun Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Portsmouth, NH. To top it off, Piscataqua Press, an...
View Article5 Reasons The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts Should Make Your Summer Reading List
KC Tansley gives us 5 reasons why you need to read The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts this summer! 1) It’s the best way to get your time travel fix since Outlander is on hiatus for a while. Who doesn’t love...
View Article11 Ways to be a Practical Writer
Since I was a child, I had a wild, unexplained yearning to create stories with imaginary people and animals. While I knew that I wanted to be a writer, I waited too long to take action. I didn’t take...
View ArticleBloggers Between the Covers: featuring Danika Dinsmore
Danika Dinsmore is an award-winning author, performance artist, and educator. Over the past 25 years she has developed content for the page, stage, screen, and web. Danika currently works and plays in...
View ArticleField Notes ~ Spring 2016
The slow awakening of spring this year seems to reflect my own sluggish appearance on the social media stage. In all actuality, I have been working a lot out in the field, away from bloggers, tweeters,...
View ArticleDare to Write
Summer is finally here! This has always been a nostalgic time of year for me. As a kid, I spent my days devouring stories–less a book worm and more a book serpent. I could never get enough. There was...
View ArticleLearning from Dogs-an interview
Good morning, Paul! Thanks for joining me here in New Hampshire at 4 a.m. Pretty chilly and dark out this time of year. Care for some coffee? Or are you a tea kind of guy? Come on, Kate, I’m an...
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