Exciting New Developments

First exciting bit of news:
The French version of my book Magical Blend Book of Secrets Vol. 1 (Livre des Secrets) is now available!

Second exciting bit of news:
I will be attending the Montreal Yule Fair with copies of my books. I will also have other items for sale and do books signings with the French translator. AND! And I will be giving a presentation about The Zen of Tea as I had given it at Gaia Gathering last spring.

For more info about the Montreal Yule Fair: http://www.themagicalblend.com/yule-fair.html

Third exciting bit of news:
I am working on my second novel through NaNoWriMo this month. Wish me luck! If you are doing NaNoWriMo, add me as a buddy (scarletcougar).

Preparing for NANOWRIMO

November is almost here and I am already preparing for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) where you write a novel of 50K words in 30 days. WOOHOO! I won last year and hope to win again this year.

Every year, I host write-ins. I used to host them in the shop I owned. This year, I may host them at my home and/or in the learning center where I work.

Also this year, I plan to host a Young Writers Program for NaNoWriMo for kids grades 6-8. I have done some research, downloaded lesson plans and tips and tools for the kids, ordered fun supplies, and am eager to register them for the program! At the end of the program, I will publish their stories for them. Young writers deserve to see their hard work in print so they can show the word what they have accomplished. I want to help them realize their dreams of being young novelists!