Good morning! Last week, after I introduced a group of readers to The Wish List #1: The Worst Fairy Godmother Ever, a reader asked me a question I have been asked many times before: Did you design your cover? And in this case, did you draw the illustrations? I LOVE this question! Like many writers, I…
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Do you know a real life fairy godmother (or godfather)?
To celebrate the release of The Wish List #1 — The Worst Fairy Godmother Ever, I want to profile real life godmothers (and of course, godfathers)–people who go out of their way to make others happily ever after! Do you know someone who makes the world a better place? Would you like to celebrate their…
Writing FAST
This month, I am writing fast! I have to write fast! Because I am on a deadline! I have never written fast before, so I made up some rules: 1. NO INTERNET until after 4 pages written. 1a: But first, I made a PLAN. I wrote an outline and a couple of storyboards. So I…
Final Presidential Quote on Election Day
WHO SAID THIS????? People can judge me for what I’ve done. And I think when somebody’s out in the public eye, that’s what they do. So I’m fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I’ve always stood for. And this? You don’t walk away if you love someone. You help…
Presidential Quote #25: Barack Obama
Until Election Day, let’s honor our President, Barack Obama. (The truth is: I could quote him all day.) Here’s a really good one: Now, as a nation, we don’t promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea everybody should have an equal opportunity to succeed. No matter who you are, what you look…
Presidential Quote #24: Teddy Roosevelt, laughing
WHY IS TEDDY ROOSEVELT LAUGHING?????? Because he was the president in 1908–the last time the Cubs won. Here’s a look at what else was happening! And here’s a quote!!!! Believe you can and you’re halfway there. LOVE IT!!!!!! #PresidentsWithoutPolitics!!!!! Thank you, Cubs!!!!! What a game!!!!!
Presidential Quote #23: The Roosevelts
One from he and one from she: “More than just an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all wars.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt (Written night before he died) “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt #PresidentsWithoutPolitics #GOCUBSGO!!!!!
Presidential Quote #22:
I met Gerald Ford in 1983 (or thereabouts) at Rutgers University. He told me to study hard. And to cover up–it was cold. (I was leaving dance class!) Here’s some advice we all should take: Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time. #Presidents without Politics
Presidential Quote #21: Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B Hayes has an important message for ALL OF US. To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible. #PresidentsWithoutPolitics #GreatQuotes
Presidential Quote #20: Millard Fillmore
For the student who answered, Millard Fillmore, for every Presidential question, here’s a Millard Fillmore quote. And it’s a great one! It is not strange… to mistake change for progress. Special thanks to all the readers I met at the Youth Literature Festival at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Thanks for reading Beyond Lucky!!! #PresidentsWithoutPolitics