by SMThornton | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
This week may kill me. The week before finals is horrendous, the feeling a lobster has just before being dropped in the boiling pot of water. Seriously, what idiot assigns all these ridiculous projects and tests to my students? Right…So I’m quite thrilled...
by SMThornton | Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
My daughter loves the Three Little Pigs, so much so that I’ve even been treated to a re-enactment of the story in Home Depot’s door department. Multiple times. Something I noticed when reading her Disney version of the story is that the ending is watered...
by SMThornton | Dec 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
A while back I posted about rules we writers love to break. I really, really love sentence fragments. A lot. But you know what? Writing is like baking brownies (I just pulled a fresh batch out of the oven and the house smells heavenly). You can make it from a mix,...
by SMThornton | Dec 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Most of us have a genre we feel most comfortable with. Some like historical fiction, some like middle grade, and others prefer fantasy. And there are others who aren’t so sure, but are working it out. We’re like little squirrels, trying to find a nice...
by SMThornton | Dec 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Most people hate Mondays. I hate Tuesdays. They’re the longest day at work for me and also the day I have the most meetings. Teachers are busy people; we don’t have time for meetings! Add to the mix a sore throat and my husband cutting his knuckle off...
by SMThornton | Dec 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Keep your fingers crossed for me. The wind is blowing and freezing rain is in the weather advisory for tonight. We had this same weather pattern last January and got three “ice days” out of the deal. Not quite as cool as a snow day because you can’t...
