Joëlle Anthony
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I've been collecting author interviews with the idea of posting one each Friday. I have a few on hold and when I went to pull one of those today, I realized all the ones I have are slated to be posted later when those authors' books are released. That left me with two...
Bonding With a Gosling
I got to hold a gosling last Saturday! He wasn't too thrilled about it, and I now have one less shirt to wear, but it was still a very exciting experience. Near our house, there's a walking trail through some very thin woods along the lake – it’s more like a park than...
Humor – or an attempt at it
I've decided to make a little change on my website because I want to be funny. Everyone else is funny, why not me? Actually, here's the deal...we have a lot of funny things happen here, mostly to do with animals, often to do with our cats, and I write these little...
I’d be so much more prolific if I weren’t so sleepy…
Do you fall asleep when you read? I can go either way. Depends on the book, the time of day, the chair... Where sleep gets me is not with reading, but with writing! In the fall, I feel alive, excited, ready to write. I think it's that back-to-school thing. I peruse...
Teen Topic Tuesday – Scientific America!
Last week's Teen Topic was preempted by the news that I HAVE AN AGENT. Ummm...but you knew that, right? What I had intended to write about was about a seventeen year old student who discovered that iPods might interfere with pacemakers. Here's the story. What I'm...
Monday Madness – Win a free book!
Last week's winner is Karen H. She'll be receiving a book of her choice from my stash! Congratulations, Karen and thanks for your email! This week, I've mixed it up with a few new titles and some from last week. Here’s what’s on offer: SOMEONE LIKE YOU/THAT SUMMER -...
Questionable YA?
Earlier today I mentioned to an online, non-writer friend that I have a website that her daughter might be interested in checking out. She emailed me back to tell me that her daughter loves to read and she was sure to enjoy my site and she was excited about it....
Friday Five – An interview with Dori Butler
This week I interviewed children’s writer, Dori Butler. Her book TRADING PLACES WITH TANK TALBOTT just won the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (reader’s choice for grades 4-6). That book is also on award lists in Iowa, Florida, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Many of...
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE by J. K. Rowling
Like millions of people, I am preparing for the release of the seventh HP book by starting at the beginning and reading them all again. I have to admit that I usually try this, get stuck on book four, and skip to book five (probably my favorite, although I liked book...
Most Fabulous News! Yippee! Yahoo! Yay!
We interrupt this regularly scheduled post called "Teen Topic Tuesdays" to bring you this important message (and I decided to leave it up all week...until Friday's Author interview anyway)! I now have a literary agent. Yep, an agent! Kathy Anderson of Anderson...
Free Book Mondays! Your choice…
The winner of last week's book ARTEMIS FOWL - THE ARCTIC INCIDENT is...me. Yep, me. I get to keep it. I guess y'all have read it already so no one wanted another copy. This week, to entice you, I'm giving you your choice from some of my stash. Here's what's on offer:...
SHACKLETON’S STOWAWAY by Victoria McKernan
This is not the type of book I usually read. It's an adventure story, based on true events. It's fabulous! It was recommended to me by someone who works with the author, which is why I picked it up when I normally would've walked right past it. The Washington Post...
Friday Author Interviews – Anne Marie Pace
One of my favorite writer friends is Anne Marie Pace. She's one of those sweet people who always have encouraging words and she also knows a lot about the business, so you can ask her questions and she usually knows the answer! Gotta love that. So, welcome, Anne...
THE THING ABOUT GEORGIE by Lisa Graff
Wow! What a great book. I am not a huge MG fan, as you know, and the lower end of MG really doesn't speak to me too often, but this is the exception. Run, don't walk, to get your copy. And if you're a grade school teacher, this is a fantastic book to read aloud to...
Thursdays – Your Writing
Today I want you to post your website or blog link so that I can visit you. Also others who stop by here can find some more sites to check out. If you're not a writer or you don't have a blog or website, feel free to post the URLs of some of your favorite writers! And...
Wednesday – My Writing
All I have to say today about my writing is STAY TUNED FOR SOME VERY EXCITING NEWS! P.S. And don't forget to enter for a free book this week. Even if you have THE ARCTIC INCIDENT, I have alternative prizes!
Monday – Free books! Win Artemis Fowl – The Arctic Incident
Last week's winner of THE FIRST FIVE PAGES is Susi Fowler. Send me your address, Susi and I'll drop the book in the mail. Congratulations! This week I'm giving away a YA because I can't decide if I really want to part with that other craft book that I was going to...
To name the novel or not, that is the question…
So, I haven't posted for a while because for a couple of days I just read the newspaper and magazines. And for the last few days I've been reading a pretty long YA. I've gone back and forth on whether to name it here or not, because I have very mixed feelings about it...