Hello Mommy Writers...and Readers,

I hope your holiday is off to a festive start. I'm looking to read 5 more books to meet my 2015 reading challenge. My favorite reading genre is memoirs, however I enjoy humorous stories of any genre as well. You might imagine how that goes… the funnier, the better!

The thing is… I have 4 weeks to find these books. Please let me know by email [email protected] if you have written, or know of a book you think I might enjoy. …And oh yes, I write and publish books too. Trust me, reading your in-print PUBLISHED book will not create a conflict of interest. Books I love I talk up; others I applaud. In meantime, I just blogged “Asking for HELP!!!!!” http://bit.ly/1NYgfU8

My daughter came home last November and said that she was doing this challenge the Creative Writing teacher had mentioned- NaNoWriMo.  For those of you unaware, it stands for National Novel Writing Month and the challenge is to write 50,000 words in the month of November.  I was successful in finishing last year.  This was the inspiration for my plan this year.  Less fiction, more facts and parenting thoughts.

http://www.somethingtowritefromhomeabout.blogspot.com/2014/09/what-do-pablo-picasso-mick-fleetwood.html

I featured poet/playwright/producer/singer/filmmaker Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman's poetry.  Stop by The Moxie Bee to read/comment/share. 

Thanks,

Maura

Amazingly, the book I started writing when I joined SheWrites is now available as an ARC! Counting Thyme pubs next April with Penguin, but you can enter to win an advanced reader copy here:

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/153950-counting-thyme

Thanks to everyone who ever spent some time answering my questions here. I hope to repay the favor!

Reach for something that matters:  Mom's Annual Back-to-School Nag

Please come help me get the word out on my new release! Check out an excerpt here: http://wp.me/p2gPeZ-Go. It's a Sweet Romance Anthology. Thanks! Reviewers are always wanted, if you are interested let me know.

Today I celebrate Harry Potter's birthday, and JK Rowling's, with 35 of quotes and lines from all 7 magical books. "Happy Birthday Harry Potter!

On getting fired for wearing jeans instead of a skirt as a babysitter...from the new group of poems about an Illinois commune I lived on as a child. A poem, and notes on summer with the kids. http://poetrymom.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-eggs-of-summer-camp-cooking-class.html

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