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Friday, September 11, 2015 9:11:52 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled A Peaceful World Imagined in a Cloud:
Lisa L. said, "The Camellia flower's petals fall with its calyx, symbolizing perfect unity.In remembrance of the September 11 attacks, Lois Brandt invited folks to spend 10 minutes today writing about a peaceful world — a meaningful shared endeavor, indeed. What..." more
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 12:27:04 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Win a Free Skype Visit or Books for Your Classroom!:
Lisa L. said, "I'm so pleased to share details of a giveaway sponsored by Online Author Visits!OAV is a writers' group I belong to founded by my friend Suzanne Williams, the esteemed co-author of the wildly popular Goddess Girls series (among other terrific series..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 11:44:38 AM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Deadlines. I've Got Deadlines.:
Lisa L. said, "I feel overwhelmed by looming deadlines this morning. This scene from The Pit and the Pendulum comes to mind, in all its Roger Corman–imagined glory:And now I will stop feeling and get back to working. Must halt that pendulum so I can hop up from..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 11:33:13 AM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Getting Over Myself, One Milestone at a Time:
Lisa L. said, "I cracked open a new Morning Pages notebook today.I'd been saving this one for when I reach a particular milestone in my writing work, but I woke up realizing that my mindset contributes to elevating that milestone to a level of preciousness I might..." more
Friday, November 21, 2014 4:34:21 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled My Latest Titles:
Lisa L. said, "I'm pleased to share my new titles for Fall 2014 — two books in the Rourke nonfiction series United States Regions: Southern Region and Southwestern Region. These are, as you might guess, state studies books intended for classroom use in Grades..." more
Monday, July 7, 2014 4:32:33 AM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled The "My Writing Proces" Blog Tour Stops Here Today:
Lisa L. said, "Dori Hillestad ButlerHave you seen this writing-blog meme making the rounds lately? Well, last week, the talented Dori Hillestad Butler tagged me in her tour post, and I accepted the challenge. Dori and I met this spring when she moved to the..." more
Monday, June 16, 2014 5:43:27 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Nonfiction Monday: A Chat with PURE GRIT Author Mary Cronk Farrell:
Lisa L. said, "I recently had the pleasure of attending one of Mary Cronk Farrell's readings in support of her terrific new YA nonfiction book, Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific. It was fun to hear about her..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled KidLit Quote of the Week #5: Halloween Edition:
Lisa L. said, "I thought about quoting the full tale (it's in the public domain, after all) because the entire thing is such a gorgeous example of the art of atmospheric writing — but time- and space-saving heads prevailed. So now I give you the final..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled I'm Writing:
Lisa L. said, "Checking in to say, as the title implies I might, "I'm writing."I always am, of course; always with the writing. But I've recently (why, just this week, if you must know) re-prioritized my various writing projects, and I'm working on a scheme that I..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Poetry Friday: Q & A with Author Carol Saller:
Lisa L. said, "My Q & A guest today is Chicago-based author Carol Saller, whose affecting middle-grade novel Eddie's War (namelos, August 2011) debuted last summer. The book's many impressive reviews praise not just the story, but also its unique and..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled KidLit Quote of the Week #6:
Lisa L. said, "This quote, a lyric from the song "Your Life Is Now," has been running through my mind:"This is your time here . . .to do what you will do."—John Mellencamp The former John Cougar Mellencamp makes a good point. It's that kind of..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled A Dickens of a Day:
Lisa L. said, "I just spent about 20 minutes rifling through my bookshelves, book stacks, book bags, and other potential book-hiding spots/receptacles. I wanted to share an excerpt from the book at left — my 2005 title Tales of Charles Dickens — in honor of..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Happy New, New Year!:
Lisa L. said, "Hey, You(s?) — I finally made it to 2012!Yes, yes, I certainly existed and definitely even functioned during January and February of this very year. But March is the first month in which I've been able to exist (and even function) in the 2012..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled It's Reading Deprivation Week at My House:
Lisa L. said, "Tonight, I'm starting my second-annual participation in a self-imposed Reading Deprivation Week — a practice originally described/prescribed in Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. To better reflect humankind's current state of distractability,..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Reading Deprivation Week Check-In #1:
Lisa L. said, "It is Day 3 of my deprivation, and I was just this minute blown away to notice that it's almost 9:00 in the evening. I haven't even considered supper yet.I've been up since 5:00 a.m., which is definitely not my norm. (Six-thirty girl here.) But at..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Reading Deprivation Week Check-In #2:
Lisa L. said, "Eleven-thirty on a Friday night, and I just finished a little revision session with my picture book WIP. This is the kind of thing a delightfully deprived girl does. The fun part was that it was . . . fun! Not work-like at all. I hadn't looked at..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Watch BookExpo America's Event Stream Right Here!:
Lisa L. said, "Hey, publishing peeps! I can't attend BookExpo America in NYC this year, but — with BEA's handy streaming player — I can make like a fly on its exhibit center's walls. I know there will be lots of great stuff to catch up on each day, but I'm..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Taking Back My Blog:
Lisa L. said, "So many post ideas, so little blogging! What's up with that?Seriously. I'm asking. Except that, actually, I think I know. As mentioned earlier, I've purposefully rearranged my freelancing schedule to commit more of this year's time to getting..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled What's News?:
Lisa L. said, "Yes, I did take back my blog, as I so bloggily declared I would in July. Sometimes, though, no blog news is good news. Other times — as is the case here — no blog news is really just no news in particular. That I felt like sharing. On the blog...." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled See You Tonight, SCBWI!:
Lisa L. said, "A teaser slide from my PowerPoint file.Event alert!I'm gearing up to present at tonight's SCBWI Western Washington Professional Series meeting. The venue is Seattle Pacific University's Demaray Hall, Room 150, and the program starts at 7:00 p.m.My..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled I'm a Winner!:
Lisa L. said, "Badge designed by Ward Jenkins. Find him at wardjenkins.com.For the second year in a row, I participated in Tara Lazar's brainchild event, Picture Book Idea Month. Masses of writers voluntarily pledged to spend November coming up with (at least) one..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Stay Tuned for a Special Valentine's Day Giveaway (or Two)!:
Lisa L. said, "Are you excited for tomorrow?I am, and here's why:I get to celebrate everyone's favorite love-it-or-leave-it Love Day with my real-life sweethearts (the husband and the greyhound) — and I'm also participating in a super-cool giveaway with my..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:40:25 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Announcing the Share the Love Giveaway!:
Lisa L. said, "Happy Valentine's Day, literacy lovers!As promised yesterday, I'm sharing a link to the Online Author Visits special holiday contest, which we've dubbed our Share the Love Giveaway! We're gifting one lucky winner — and the library of his/her..." more
Friday, July 15, 2016 8:11:21 PM
Lisa L. Owens wrote a blog post titled Change Is Afoot:
Lisa L. said, "How do you like LLOwens.com's new home page? The full website is still a work in progress as I complete a move into brand-new digs after leaving the hosting platform I've used for 13 years. I've done enough work so far, though, to go ahead and..." more