Posts Tagged With: Writing
I’m on Lost Laowai!
I’ve recently become a contributor to Lost Laowai, and today my first post was published! (And it already got 5 comments, not bad!) If you live in China (or are thinking of moving here) then you probably already know Lost Laowai. It’s been around for a long time and is a major web resource and &hellip Continue reading
Peek into a Chinese Classroom
Classes are long done, and students are off at home (being bored) so I thought now would be a good time to give you a peek into what a typical class looks like. Here is a picture of the students all being quiet and well behaved. I’ll be honest and admit that they are not &hellip Continue reading
Book of the Week
It was rainy, cold and I only had about 45 minutes before I had to face a roomful of kids when I got an e-mail saying that my first book, Sword of the Ramurai, was picked as the New Hampshire book of the week! How exciting! It’s a very short blurb, but they say that &hellip Continue reading
What Story is Inside You?
I just got the bad news that my Friend Joyce McNeill passed away. I first met Jo several years ago, when I was invited to join a writers group for children’s book writers. There were only 5 of us, and for a couple of years we would meet every week, drink hot tea and read &hellip Continue reading
Partying the Fuzzy Way
Writing and creating a book is a solitary and lonely experience. Oftentimes it’s not even that much fun, just a whole lotta work. That’s why, when the book is finally released, it’s important to let your hair down, break out the fruit punch and have a book release party! For our last book we had &hellip Continue reading
Letters Across the Pacific
Last year, my friend Erick and I came up with an idea. Erick teaches writing (among other subjects) to 5th graders in Massachusetts, and I teach writing to college sophomores. Was there a way we could somehow bridge the Pacific and have the students interact with each other through writing? Of course: international pen-pals! At &hellip Continue reading
Check out the New MCFC Books!
We started a new web page for our book series. It might not have much content yet, but it is up and running, so go check it out! www.mcfcbooks.com The MCFC books website is where we will be adding all things Moo-Cow related. But it won’t just be all Moo-Cow. We’ll talk about things related to kid’s &hellip Continue reading
The Fuzzy Philosopher: Our First Review!
Our new book, The Fuzzy Philosopher, isn’t on sale for another 3 weeks (Nov. 9th, mark your calendars) but the first review was just published on blogcritic.com! It was written by Gordon Haupfleisch, a Blogcritics Books Editor and book reviewer for the San Diego Union Tribune Books. One great thing about the review is he &hellip Continue reading
Moo-Cow Fan Club Book–An Update
I’ve been having a lot of fun as an English teacher here in China, but my real job, and first love, is the Moo-Cow Fan Club. For over 5 years I was the editor of Moo-Cow Fan Club Magazine, an award-winning educational magazine for kids. We refused to take ad’s, which is how most magazines make &hellip Continue reading
On Untemplater Again
Just a quick update to let you all know that I have another guest post on Untemplater. This one is about road magic, the universal force that helps travelers out when you need it the most. The trick to getting road magic is by being free and open and not having things planned to a &hellip Continue reading
