by saschneider | Dec 14, 2022 | Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series IllustoryIllustory is a package offered by LULU Jr. to allow kids to write a story that can be turned into a book. Lulu is an online service that allows authors to create books from their manuscripts. They aren’t a...
by saschneider | Apr 26, 2020 | Favorite Books, Reading
This is one of my all time favorite books, but it’s probably one that most people don’t know. In The Pushcart War, we journey back in time to the early 1900’s. Cities are bustling and filling with cars and trucks. Still, there are vendors selling out...
by saschneider | Apr 3, 2020 | Favorite Books, Reading
First, full disclosure – I met Lee McClain several years ago. She and another author were talking books. I didn’t know either of them were authors and jumped in with my 2 cents. 🙂 Anyway, found out she writes christian romance, which isn’t a genre I...
by saschneider | Mar 30, 2020 | Favorite Books, Reading
Let’s take a journey back in time, to the gold rush of the late 1800’s. Let’s go, not to warm California like you may think, but further up north. In “Call of the Wild” you’ll visit the frozen area’s around Alaska and Canada,...
by saschneider | Oct 13, 2018 | Favorite Books, Kids, Reading
I hope those of you reading this blog also like to read other stories. Why would you follow an author if you didn’t like to read, right? 🙂 Through the years I have read quite a few books and one of my favorite genres is horror. Ever since I was a kid I loved to...
by saschneider | Jul 24, 2018 | Writing, Kids
There are many ways to improve your writing. The first, and most obvious, is just to write more. With more practice you should get better. Part of that process is to get feedback from others. What we think we are writing is not always what is coming across to others....