Recently, I had the pleasure of conducting a Discovery Session with Charlene Moses of Laconia, New Hampshire. She is working on a memoir about painful events that occurred in her family when she was
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New Memoir, “Core Strength,” to be Released Soon!
About a year and a half ago, I asked my intern from Westfield State University to review all the blogs I’ve written over the past decade and compile her favorites. I intended to publish a “Best of the
Coaching a Sci-fi/Fantasy Writer
Note: I recently did what I call a Discovery Session with a writer named Charles Merida. He calls himself Chaz and describes himself this way on his Twitter page: “Published Writer, YouTubist, Actor,
Pod Twenty: Three Final Poems, and a Talk on Learning Discipline
Note: In Pod Twenty, Grammy reads three final poems, and Grammy and Eli talk with Eli’s father, Tommy, about karate and also discipline—how you learn it, and why we need it. The final activity is for
Pod Nineteen: Talking and Writing About Age
Note: In Pod Nineteen, Grammy and Eli talk about a person’s age and also responsibilities. Grammy says she is writing a book of children’s poems about the ages one to 18, and she reads a poem from it.
Pod Eighteen: Meet an Air Traffic Controller at Bradley and Learn About Highways in the Sky
Note: In Pod Eighteen, Grammy and Eli talk about love. Grammy reads a poem about love, and then our co-hosts bring Grammy’s husband, Steve, on to talk about Steve’s work as an air traffic controller
Pod Seventeen: When You Need Inspiration from Others
Note: In Pod Seventeen, Grammy reads poems about boys and girls, written from her perspective on gender. Eli interviews writer Judith Kelliher, who has recently published a book about her brother
Pod Sixteen: Finding Inspiration in the Woods
Note: In Pod Sixteen, Grammy reads two silly poems that are among her favorites, and Eli interviews his Uncle CJ; CJ talks about his canoe and camping in the woods with Auntie Molly, and what inspires
Pod Fifteen: Telling Other Peoples’ Stories and Interviewing Best Friends
Note: In Pod Fifteen, Grammy talks about her work, helping people publish their own stories in the form of books. She reads poems about friendship, and then Grammy interviews Eli and his best friend,
Pod Fourteen: Why Family is So Important—All the Time, and Especially Now
Note: In Pod Fourteen, Grammy talks about her friend Judy Kelliher’s book, which is about Judy’s brother Bobby and is available here. The daily poem is also about family. Grammy interviews Eli and his