About Jan
I began my writing career through pure serendipity. While I was working with a target group of remedial students, I discovered there were very few books that the kids enjoyed, so I began to write my own books for classroom use. I realized my books had a place in schools and libraries and so I began to research how to become a published writer.I have written lots of children’s books, as well as ... More
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| 8/26/2013 | Put Yourself in Your Paper's Place..... (9 Comments )
Okay. It's Monday. The entire week stretches out before us. Let's unleash our creativity today instead of Wednesday!How you ask? I'll tell you how. Pretend that you are the piece of paper you are writing or typing... Read the rest of this post |
| 8/26/2013 | Put Yourself in Your Paper's Place..... (0 Comments )
Okay. It's Monday. The entire week stretches out before us. Let's unleash our creativity today instead of Wednesday!How you ask? I'll tell you how. Pretend that you are the piece of paper you are writing or typing... Read the rest of this post |
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| Jan's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 12 from Jan's published works, View all 12 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Living on a Prairie (Rookie Read-About Geography) (Paperback) Author: Jan Mader Publisher: Children's Press (CT) |
Ages 4-8 |
09/01/2004 Add | |||
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| 2. Appalachian Mountains (Rookie Read-About Geography) (Paperback) Author: Jan Mader Publisher: Children's Press (CT) |
Ages 4-8 |
09/01/2004 Add | |||
| 2 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Rocky Mountains (Rookie Read-About Geography) (Library Binding) Author: Jan Mader Publisher: Children's Press (CT) |
Ages 4-8 |
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| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Michigan (Rookie Read-About Geography) (Paperback) Author: Jan Mader Publisher: Children's Press (CT) |
Ages 4-8 |
09/01/2003 Add | |||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
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Profile Comments
Comment by Jenni Derfoldy on 8/25/2009 at 9:03 PM:
Hi Jan, I was updating my blog today, where I have links to other sites and blogs. Todays post was to try and entice readers to use the links, I am hoping that my description of "Ignite to Write" wasn't too over-the-top. Thank-you again for such inspiring exercises. :-))
Hi Jan, I was updating my blog today, where I have links to other sites and blogs. Todays post was to try and entice readers to use the links, I am hoping that my description of "Ignite to Write" wasn't too over-the-top. Thank-you again for such inspiring exercises. :-))
Comment by Jenni Derfoldy on 8/5/2009 at 8:09 AM:
Jan, thank-you so much for the comment on my blog and the compliment on my poem. It is one of the poems from my itsy-bitsy anthology. At the moment, I think only 7 people and 7 institutions have copies of the anthology. It has pride of place, sort of, in our National English Literary Museum, and in ... more
Comment by Jenni Derfoldy on 7/17/2009 at 1:12 AM:
Good morning Jan...
I am on my way to your blog, very excited to see what's next for the exercise. :)
Good morning Jan...
I am on my way to your blog, very excited to see what's next for the exercise. :)
Comment by Jenni Derfoldy on 7/13/2009 at 3:37 PM:
Jan, thank-you for looking at and commenting on my blog. I had so much fun setting it up, I almost forgot all my other responsibilities....As a massage therapist, I can't afford to have a massage. I can understand splurging on the horses, I would do the same with my dogs. Thank-you for letting me co... more
Comment by S G on 7/12/2009 at 7:56 PM:
Thank you for your nice comment on my blog!
Thank you for your nice comment on my blog!
Comment by Tom Hannah on 3/27/2009 at 12:00 PM:
Hi Jan-we hope you enjoy our book The Endless String. Our best to you Tom and Tess
Hi Jan-we hope you enjoy our book The Endless String. Our best to you Tom and Tess
Jan, hi. Thank-you for leaving a comment on my blog. My pleasure to have you listed, don't want to share you, but your exercises are so inspiring not sharing feels selfish. I have peeked in at your animal blog, just haven't posted a comment yet. On my way over there now. Have a wonderful day. :-)