Reading my work aloud is like standing in front of a room full of people stark naked. And, at the age of 48, I can assure you that’s not happening. But recently, in Vermont at a retreat with my EMLA agency/ family,
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Be brave
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Elly
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Elly
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Be brave. A phrase not often heard, but very much needed as a writer. While I’m never jumping from a plane or balancing on a high wire (actually never ever doing either of those), each time I sit down to write I feel like I’m bearing my soul.
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Inside Out
by Elly
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Elly
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Do you ever feel inside out? Like who you are on the inside doesn’t match who you are on the outside? The way you look or dress or wear your hair, doesn’t seem to match what you feel or who you are.
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Hello 2011.
When the clock struck midnight on December 31st (actually a few minutes after as I embarrassingly fell asleep on the couch around 10:30), I was happy to usher in 2011 and say goodbye to 2010. Gotta love it – a new year, full of hope and endless possibility. Anything can happen in 2011.
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The Vampire Allure
Dark characters of the night abound. Books, movies, television. Teens I beg of you to share … why so popular? Is it the night crawlers’ live-on-the-edge attitude? Their ability to lead 2 separate lives…one so dark and mysterious, its own evilness is alluring?
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Eternally Hopeful
As this site features my road to publication, I thought you’d be happy to know that despite the recession, the lay-offs and the ever-changing children’s book industry, I remain eternally hopeful. Why not? Right.
I feel closer to publication than ever before. The door that houses my inner-most wish of being published wants to open,
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Confessions of a Lukewarm Type A
by Elly
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Elly
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Here are the full confessions of a lukewarm type A. My papers and bills are alphabetically organized, but it takes me 3 months to file; I am addicted to lists, but regularly forget them at home; my tuperware has matching lids, but I religiously melt them in the dishwasher; occassionally it takes me 2 days to unpack and I don’t iron!
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A Must Read
I just finished Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco Stork and I can say with conviction that it is one of the best books I’ve ever read. Truly. As a reader, I felt compassion, conviction, sorrow, anger and joy. My emotions rose and fell with Marcelo.
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Adjetude
Adjetude – An adjective describing a person with much attitude.
I love it! It rolls off your tongue. For instance, you could say that conceited, imperious, and pretentious are all suitable adjetudes. Doesn’t it sound like it belongs. An official new word?
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