tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18667213624198957932024-10-24T11:24:33.393-07:00Secret Ways : Character BuildingAmazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comBlogger1739125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-78191224084087368132016-11-18T16:12:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.815-08:00SPECIAL - WIN OVER 55 BOOKS, PLUS A KINDLE FIREToday, I have a fun surprise that I�d like to share with you.To celebrate November, I�ve teamed up with more than 55 fantastic inspirational historical romance authors to give away a huge collection of novels, PLUS a Kindle Fire to one lucky winner! You can win my novel novella collecton AUTUMN LOVE, plus books from authors like Mary Conneally and Andrea Boeshaar.Enter the giveaway by Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-4206905984044139792016-11-17T14:40:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.473-08:00Dear Michael (a letter to Michael Grant about GONE)November 17, 2016Dear Michael Grant,Our conversation yesterday at Jason Low's opinion piece for School Library Journal didn't go well, did it? I entered it, annoyed at what you said last year in your "On Diversity" post. There, you said:Let me put this right up front: there is no YA or middle grade author of any gender, or of any race, who has put more diversity into more books than me. Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-72855410619386193182016-11-17T10:02:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.735-08:00TRUST MY HEART - Carol J Post - One Book Giveaway on This Blog, Plus MoreWelcome, Carol. Tell us how much of yourself you write into your characters. A little less with each book! In my first book, Midnight Shadows, my heroine was basically a fictionalized version of me. I even made her a court reporter (my former career). Each of my subsequent characters has had fewer of my own traits. In Trust My Heart, my latest release, Jami is much more like my artistic, dreamer Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-80619234295501016282016-11-16T12:55:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.829-08:00Turkey Fact Trackers!Having any holiday fun in the classroom yet? This is my favorite time of year, but boy can it turn stressful real quick! There's so much to do at home and school that it can be so overwhelming... am I right?! But most days teachers put their big girl/boy pants on and still provide that holiday happiness for their kiddos. Fake it 'til ya make it, is what I always say!Today Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-56831720360237058172016-11-16T11:22:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.641-08:00UNDISCOVERED TREASURES - Carole Brown - One Free BookBio: Besides being an active participant of many writing groups, Carole enjoys mentoring beginning writers. She loves to weave suspense, tough topics, romance, and whimsy into her books, and is always on the lookout for outstanding titles and catchy ideas. She and her husband reside in SE Ohiobut have ministered and counseled nationally and internationally. Together, they enjoy their grandsons, Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-51547439246651336812016-11-15T09:29:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.566-08:00MY ENEMY, MY HEART - Laurie Alice Eakes - One Free BookBio: �Eakes has a charming way of making her novels come to life without being over the top,� writes Romantic times of bestselling, award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes. Since she lay in bed as a child telling herself stories, she has fulfilled her dream of becoming a published author, with more than two dozen books in print.She has recently relocated to a cold climate because she is Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-55836850905368566882016-11-14T09:07:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.627-08:00BROKE, BUSTED, AND DISGUSTED - Leeann Betts - One Free BookWelcome back, Leeann. What are some of the spiritual themes you like to write about? I like to write about our second chance God, which includes forgiveness and reconciliation. Those two things often are part of the books I write. What other books of yours are coming out soon? Book 5, Broke, Busted, and Disgusted, featuring Carly Turnquist, forensic accountant, releases November 30, 2016, and Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-23613178813529017662016-11-13T13:30:00.001-08:002016-11-19T13:05:25.401-08:00Make Every Day Kindness DayHappy World Kindness Day.As we get ready to launch into the most wonderful time of the year,I'm reminded that kindness knows no calendar.And yet, if want to warm our world as winter sets in,what better way than through intentional actsof compassion, service and love?So here are some low-and-no-cost ideasfor a Kindness Connections Countdownthat we'll be sending home to our families.Click the Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-26013647871869619892016-11-13T10:01:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.265-08:00WINNERS!!!Sylvia (NC) is the winner of The Christmas Gift by Izzy James.Pam K (KS), is the winner of Left at the Altar by Margaret Brownley.Jorie (FL) is the winner of Home Sweet Home (Sleigh Bells Ring) by Lynette Sowell.If you won a book and you like it, please consider giving the author the courtesy Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-8904333752441971712016-11-13T06:33:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.905-08:00DeLanda on concepts, knobs, and phase transitionsimage: Carnap's notes on Frege's Begriffsschrift seminarPart of Manuel DeLanda's work in Assemblage Theory is his hope to clarify and extend the way that we understand the ontological ideas associated with assemblage. He introduces a puzzling wrinkle into his discussion in this book -- the idea that a concept is "equipped with a variable parameter, the setting of which determines whether the Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-32417321878397312732016-11-12T13:39:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.380-08:00Upcoming Seven Bridge SessionSeven Bridge Sessions PresentsYour Story Matters: Giving Memory A Homewith Mara BrightSaturday, November 19, 201610:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Thayer Memorial LibraryDuring the workshop I plan to share my process as a memoir writer, covering such topics as how memoir and autobiography differ, what the writer�s obligation is to tell the truth, how the writer handles characters in the memoir who are Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-49378245952340400172016-11-11T14:00:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.520-08:00Regrouping Superheroes! Oh math... How I love you! Teaching addition and subtraction with regrouping can be such a chore and nightmare. Addition normally comes pretty easy, but subtraction... that's a whole other story!Hope and I decided last year that we were on a mission. A mission to get students up, engaged, and loving math! Our newest regrouping unit for 2nd grade students is just that. &Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-90026228920282865932016-11-11T02:17:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.925-08:00LOVE IN THE SEAMS - Jodie Wolfe - One Book GiveawayWelcome back, Jodie. Why do you write the kind of books you do?I think I�d have to say my genre (the kind of books I write) picked me. I loved watching and reading Little House on the Prairie as a child and the love of the era stuck with me I guess.Besides when you came to know the Lord, what is the happiest day in your life?Sorry, I can�t limit it to just one.J I�d have to pick three. The day I Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-58960608354270994522016-11-10T18:13:00.001-08:002016-11-19T13:05:25.482-08:00Our True Colors CounselorToday I'm joyful because of a note I received from a third-grade superhero that sent my spirit soaring; it read, "Thank you for being our true colors counselor."Her gratitude touched my heart so deeply.What a cool job it is, to plant character seedsand watch them take root and grow.I've been writing about sprinkling kindness like glitter a lot lately. Superhero Dr. Jean invited me to guest Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-91038884935623914702016-11-10T07:13:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.965-08:00VOICES OF THE PAST - Laura Bennet - One Free BookWelcome, Laura. Tell us how much of yourself you write into your characters.I�m spread throughout my main characters. Usually each one has something about them that is me, but that�s all for characteristics. However, emotionally, my characters struggle with many of the same situations I�ve lived through or what I am struggling to overcome in my life�trust, fear, hope for the future. And in my Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-83902933883989767422016-11-09T07:57:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.843-08:00ALONE - Edie Melson - One Free EbookBIO: Find your voice, live your story�is the foundation of Edie Melson�s message, no matter if she�s addressing parents, military families, readers of fiction, or writers. As an author, blogger, and speaker she�s encouraged and challenged audiences across the country and around the world. Her numerous books reflect her passion to help others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and applyAmazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-66634090081548995012016-11-08T09:01:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.720-08:00CHRISTMAS SNOWE AND PEPPERMINT COCOA - Joi Copeland - One Book GiveawayWelcome, Joi. Tell us how much of yourself you write into your characters. I write a bit of myself into the characters, mostly how they feel in certain situations.What is the quirkiest thing you have ever done? The quirkiest thing I�ve ever done was right when my husband and I began dating, I had to go to the dentist. I didn�t know if I could flare my nostrils while I was numb. I looked in a Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-906405636281495752016-11-07T08:34:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.943-08:00THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR - Ace Collins - One Free Book, Plus MoreDear Reader, I've known Ace since we have been clients of the same literary agency. We connected, because his wife works at a college where I attended. I've featured many of his novels on this blog before. Bio: Ace Collinsdefines himself as a storyteller. He is the best-selling and award-winning author of more than 60 titles, including The Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs of Christmas, Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-4025775734238034382016-11-07T02:05:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.443-08:00Debbie--have you seen Nathan Hale's ALAMO ALL-STARS?A reader wrote to ask if I've seen Nathan Hale's Alamo All-Stars. New in 2016 from Amulet, it is book six in Hale's "Hazardous Tales" series of graphic novels. Here's the synopsis:In the early 1800s, Texas was a wild and dangerous land fought over by the Mexican government, Native Americans, and settlers from the United States. Beginning with the expeditions of the so-called �Land Pirates,� Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-29101895452463724002016-11-06T22:56:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.308-08:00FIRST Robotics Competition San Diego 2016Five years to the day that R2 last visited, he returned to High Tech High School in San Diego for their FIRST Robotics competition. As was the case last time, the competition was for middle school students in the FIRST LEGO League, using LEGO Mindstorms.R2 was a surprise robot guest, and the teams got a chance to swarm him and take pictures.Everyone had a good time, and the students appreciated Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-84016225394341128472016-11-06T13:30:00.001-08:002016-11-19T13:05:25.541-08:00425 Too ManyToday's topic isn't the usual cheerful post that you're accustomed to at the Corner because this morning we recognized All Saints Day in church. It's a time set aside to pray for the families of those who've died this year, that they would find comfort and peace in their grief. They rang a bell for the four members we lost which felt somber and sad. Before I went to that service, I readAmazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-50207897480390983112016-11-06T05:43:00.000-08:002016-11-19T13:51:04.550-08:00Nine years of Understanding Societyimage: Anasazi petroglyphs at Newspaper RockThis week marks the ninth anniversary of Understanding Society -- 1105 posts to date, or over 1.1 million words. According to Blogger, over 7 million pageviews have flowed across screens, tablets, and phones since 2010.The blog has been an ideal forum for me to continue to develop new ideas about the social sciences, and to reflect upon new Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-32216762366630362172016-11-06T01:00:00.000-07:002016-11-19T13:51:04.363-08:00WINNERS!!!!!Linda (CA) is the winner of An Amish Family Christmas and A Sister's Wish by Shelley Shepard Gray.Jasmine (MT) is the winner of Finding Love in Big Sky, Montana, by Angela Ruth Strong.Kim H (NE) is the winner of Counter Point by Marji Laine.Robin (NC), is the winner of Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-73302929343298908222016-11-05T23:54:00.000-07:002016-11-19T13:51:04.751-08:00On Stage with Weird Al at Blizzcon 2016Tonight R2 and members of the 501st were invited to join Weird Al Yankovic on stage, as he gave a concert to attendees of Blizzard Entertainment's Blizzcon 2016. Matthew Henricks joined me as the backup Vader and droid wrangler.Matthew and I carpooled, and arrived around 4:30pm at the Anaheim Convention Center, where Blizzcon was taking place. I unloaded and we went to the Star Wars characters'Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866721362419895793.post-6334050564278497752016-11-05T03:49:00.000-07:002016-11-19T13:51:04.705-08:00Professional Books for New Teachers I'll never forget my first year of teaching. I had planned to teach elementary and was given the opportunity to work with six graders. To say I was unprepared would be an understatement. There were no supports in place for teachers, but thankfully my husband taught eighth grade and the teachers in our small school were always happy to help. It's still quite easy to Amazing Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542625082359219847noreply@blogger.com