Hello again. Here’s another writing prompt to get those fingers typing. Have fun with it and leave your few sentences in the comments below. “The…
Many years ago my husband and I ran a business where we had a credit card processing terminal. It was a good size box that needed…
What is a Traditional Book Publisher? A company that buys the rights to your manuscript. Don’t want to sell the rights to your book? See…
You are in! A traditional publisher has accepted your query submission and wants to read your manuscript – excellent. As with every other step though,…
As an author (or reader) I see grammatical mistakes everywhere and cringe. While I see it primarily with friends, family, collages and fans – I…
Hamilton Troll – Species Classification (A short chap with a cheery smile, whose face can be seen as far as a mile) The word troll…
What would you write to the phrase in purple below? Write a sentence or two in the comments field and see where it takes you.…
I just received a newsletter entitled “Why won’t my book sell?” and to be honest, after reading it, I felt they were doing the author…
Hi there, lets have another fun writing prompt and see what results we get. “In the morning when the clock struck six…” I sat up…
Children! Parents! Teachers! Here is a creative writing assignment that children will jump for. The Dream World Defenders Call To Write CHALLENGE ~ Where…
Anyone can be a writer. If you read the below (in purple) and anything at all comes to your mind – write it in the…
Hello Everyone – My new Book is out!! I am so excited about the debut of this book but even more-so for the Writing Challenge.…
Children have the most amazingly creative imaginations! The stories they can envision thanks to their curiosity and innocence, portray the kind of magic and mystery…
Hello All, I know it’s been a week since my last post but that is because I’ve been editing and creating videos to share with…
The other day I received an email from my grandfather, basically venting, regarding the frustration he experienced while attempting to order a couple of bath…
I used to play Monopoly with a young friend of mine. He was actually very good. He would buy a property and immediately put a…
I was so honored today to have seen this amazing article written about me and my children’s books. I just wanted to share it with…
I realize that adding the scripture may have been an unpopular decision. Adding any scripture to a children’s book that I hope to get into…
PAWS for Friendship Canyon Lake, TX – Award-winning author, Kathleen J. Shields, releases her latest Hamilton Troll book with the objective of stopping bullies, before…