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Pathway Readers & Dyslexia
I sat on the floor, criss-cross applesauce, cradling my sobbing eleven-year-old. I prayed, patted her hair, and tried to be the encouraging mama. But nothing soothed my student. What caused all the tears? A boring reader. Dyslexia is hard. When your child enters tweendom the differences between kids show more fiercely. My child was noticing. Not body types or fashion sense but her lag in reading ability and speed. Then, on top of all of that, after battling with dyslexia through a tutoring session her reward was a boring, kindergarten reader. The same boring and senseless sentences. It was so hard on my student I began writing my own short…
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Giveaway:Diary of a Dyslexic Homeschooler
Check out my FB page: Late Night Coffee Moms. We’re building an awesome community of Mamas and friends. Come join the fun and sign up for the giveaway. a Rafflecopter giveaway Also check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9ywmqk_2k-mEssZMkEvBQ Here’s a sneak peak of what you’ll find:
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Author Sarah Hualde
Come join me as I interview Indie Author Sarah Hualde. What is the first book that made you cry? Bride to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. I wept until I couldn’t breath. Does writing energize or exhaust you? Both! Mostly, I’m energized by writing. Unless it’s deadline time. Then it exhausts me. Don’t even get me started about what editing does to me! Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find? Of course. That’s one of the perks. I get to expose inside jokes without calling out my comrades. Do you need music or noise to write? Or do you prefer silence? I need noise…
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Late Night Coffee on Facebook
There are days I’m too exhausted to process one more written word. As a writer and book lover, I’m troubled by my own lack of brain space. I long to lounge on the couch and travel via the pages of a new book. I also am in desperate need of help and instruction, from time to time. But perusing another blog post or scouring Pinterest for just the right encouragement can be deflating. Does this sound familiar? I hear you. So, I’m busting out of my comfort zone and bringing you short videos every week. In addition to my weekly blog posts, it’s my aim to bring you daily Facebook…
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Christmas in Honey Pot
Ever wished, come Christmastime, that you lived in a small town. You know the type you see in Hallmark movies. White snow, sparkling community tree, town hall Christmas pageant, all the major seasonal dressings. Maybe you can’t live in a Norman Rockwell painting or even next door to Linus and Charlie Brown. But you can visit a small town at Christmas, without shedding your Snuggie. Welcome to Honey Pot, the small town of mystery. Sure, they have frost and Main Street decorations. They have a pageant complete with wise men and donkeys. But Honey Pot also plays host to small-town drama and big time trauma. From now until the end of…
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Newbie Author Struggles
This post may contain affiliate links. Just thought you’d like to know. Once upon a time, waiting in my inbox, I was summoned to attend a webinar on how to publish a book. I’ve always loved to write. But once I birthed my littles, helping them grow closer to Christ became my passion and I forgot all about my once favorite past time. The seminar rekindled my literary love and I felt inspired to write. Fast forward and here I sit, an author. 1 year old and growing. But the writing business wasn’t the glamour parade I’d imagined it would be. Here are my top four struggles during my first…
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Outlining Season
September is a busy month in my household. Homeschool begins, birthdays are celebrated, and tutoring goes into full mode. Little writing occurs during this very frantic month of settling in. The focus falls on routines and finding the school year’s groove. October is mostly recovery from September’s madness. But it’s also time to outline. As November comes, Nanowrimo approaches. In a few days, the writing feast will begin. 50,000 words are the goal. The time limit: the month of November. My first Nano I was utterly unprepared. I prepped out a rough outline two nights before the event. That meant I was flying by the seat of my pants. This is…
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Dyslexia Awareness Discount
October is dyslexia awareness month. Being a family dealing with the disability, I couldn’t be left out of the celebration. Yes, dyslexia difficult to master. We have days of clamorous victory and days we’re barely staving off defeat. Reading feels impossible. Catching up is the normal. But dyslexia isn’t all gloom. The dyslexics I’ve encountered have grit. They have spunk and determination. They can see into problems and through issues without a double glance. Dyslexics are inventive problem solvers and compassionate creatives. If you have a dyslexic in your life, give them a squeeze and cheer them on. To celebrate my book Diary of a Dyslexic Homeschooler will be on…
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Free Homeschool Inspiration
The Homeschool Parenting Summit If you are a homeschooling parent — then you can probably relate to burning the candle at both ends. And if there were more than two ends on a candle, they’d probably be burning too! Parenting children is a monumental task in itself; add in home education and “craziness” becomes an understatement. There is good news, though! You can learn to trade your parenting discouragement for courage, founded on biblical truth, and that’s what the Homeschool Parenting Summit is all about. It’s a free week-long event coming October 22-27, 2018 to help you focus on God’s simple plan for family discipleship, recharge your motivation, and faithfully take…
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Meet Adrienne Wright
Time to say hello to this homeschooling indie Christian author. Let’s get straight into the interview. How do you find time to write? Especially with homeschool, housekeeping, work, and ‘real life’ happening all around you? I put time aside to write, just as I put time aside to homeschool, clean house, study the Word, pray, and spend time with God, spend time with my family, cook, etc. Time is of the essence and so I’ve learned to use it wisely. What are common traps for aspiring writers? Overthinking. Redundant writing. Cramming too much information into one chapter. Using Adverbs…a lot. And having trouble with Dialogue mechanics, such as; “he said”…
