I had a great weekend engaging and learning in ATL at the Dual Immersion Workshop hosted by the Department of Education DLI Dept. The program specialist is Patrick Wallace, he is fairly new to the position but he is surely letting his leadership shine! I am super excited to hear about all of the excitement and dedication being put forth! Wow! It is amazing! Then on Monday and Tuesday I drove right into the city. How was the traffic you ask? Well, let me just say that at o

What are my biggest pros and cons in choosing to get your literary work published with a hybrid publishing company? Find out in this week's blog. In addition, I share my sincere sentiments about DACA. I just want everyone to have a heart. After all, we cannot overcome hatred with more hatred. Only love can help us overcome our fears and differences. I truly am thankful for all of the kids at Mt. Healthy Elementary School in Columbus Indiana; the year was 1979... the Fall

I share my brief list of pros and cons with self-publishing. Oh and guess what? I am going to start adding a quick tidbit of immigrant contributions to our country...starting with tomorrow's special day. Yup! Tomorrow is National Popcorn Day aaannndd.... popcorn originated in (drum roll please) Mexico!! I love all kinds of popcorn and I bet you do too! So thank you Mexico. Do you have a book in mind? Are you just about done writing it? Today I talk about self-publishing

Are you ready to publish your book? So let's start talking about the pros and cons of the different ways you can go about publishing your book! Remember you have three options: traditional publishing companies, hybrid publishing companies and self publishing. Today I discuss the pros and cons of traditional publishing companies. By the way, the other elementary school is Mulberry Elementary School and it's the book fair not the international night...geez! It has been a long

Happy New Year everyone!!! I hope you enjoyed your break and are ready to make things happen in 2018!!! I'm super excited about this year and all of the amazing things that are bound to come to fruition. This month is busy for me, I have a couple interviews and one meeting for the book already scheduled. I also have one special school visit to make on January 17. So...Shout out to Dacula Elementary School!!!! Thank you a million times for the invitation and support. My fir

That's a question I get a lot! Oh but before I commence, please let me wish you a Happy, Prosperous, Loving, Forgiving, and Kinder New Year!!! Now back to our regularly scheduled inquiry... Well first and foremost, I want you to know that your first draft will most likely be a bad reflection of the finished product. In most cases, not all, the technical erros are terrible and it's not just an opinion from an educator. So the first piece of advice is to read your first draf