Search updates from people that live within:
Viewing: All Updates
Updates Made by Gail Gauthier
Friday, May 15, 2015 7:43:24 PM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled What Did You Do This Week, Gail? May 15th Edition:
Gail said, "I finished a chapter on my May Days project and started a new one. I also did some planning for the next two chapters. That's new work instead of revision. Hurray. And it's new work on my major goal for the year. Hurray, hurray.However, I'm not..." more
Thursday, May 14, 2015 9:17:15 PM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled A "Horn Book"...Postview?:
Gail said, "The May/June Horn Book has arrived in my home. Yes, I am still reading the March/April issue. You know me so well. So this is hardly a preview.Some Favorite Horn Book ArticlesMind the Gaps: Books for All Young Readers by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson This..." more
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 10:47:12 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled Time Management Tuesday: "The Organized Mind" Reading Project:
Gail said, "I haven't done a time management reading project in a while, so I'm psyched for this one.I stumbled upon The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel J. Levitin at the library and picked it up because it has a..." more
Monday, May 11, 2015 9:38:44 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled Here's Something I Don't See In Many Children's Books:
Gail said, "I picked up the adult novel 2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino because the flap copy begins "Madeleine Altimari is a smart-mouthed, rebellious nine-year-old who also happens to be an aspiring jazz singer."As my faithful readers are..." more
Saturday, May 9, 2015 7:26:34 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled The Weekend Writer: New Writers, Please Look Before You Publish:
Gail said, "I began the Weekend Writer project a little over two years ago, because I was upset when a friend from high school was being pressured by a salesperson from some kind of pay-to-publish company. Last month in my local newspaper, I read about someone..." more
Friday, May 8, 2015 2:02:33 PM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled What Did You Do This Week, Gail? May 8 Edition:
Gail said, "It's been all Mummy May Days all the time this week. Getting any work done on Wednesday and Thursday was a major achievement because of family stuff. Today I finished up what I wanted to do this week and have a plan lined up for the next chapter...." more
Thursday, May 7, 2015 5:18:30 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled Environmental Book Club:
Gail said, "Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet by Harriet Rohmer with illustrations by Julie McLaughlin is a terrific collection of minibios. No big names here, at least, none I'd heard of. These are..." more
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 10:56:29 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled Time Management Tuesday: Keeping Your Head In The Game:
Gail said, "I am using my May Days to put a lot of time into one project, something I've done the last two May Days. The same project, I'm sorry to say. But, once again during this May Days I am experiencing the value of trying to write every day on the same..." more
Monday, May 4, 2015 10:04:37 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled You Know I Love "Jane Bear?" I Mean, "Jane Eyre.":
Gail said, "I was intrigued when I read a review of The Cottage in the Woods by Katherine Coville and snatched the book off the shelf when I saw it at my local library. I mention this to make the point that sometimes reviews actually do get readers. Or, in this..." more
Thursday, April 30, 2015 6:45:58 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled The Annotated "Saving the Planet & Stuff" After Party:
Gail said, "Yes, the Annotated Saving the Planet & Stuff project is done. You can access every post for some kind of total reading experience. But What Was The Point?The original edition of Saving the Planet & Stuff went out of print in 2006...." more
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 6:22:18 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled The Annotated "Saving the Planet & Stuff" Part Twelve: The Romance Edition:
Gail said, "A number of years ago, a YA agent or editor (I really don't remember which) announced at her blog that YA fiction required romance. She got a lot of attention for that. Then it all blew over, and I've heard no more about it.So that's not the reason..." more
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 10:46:08 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled Time Management Tuesday: Yes, Yes. Another May Days Project Is Coming Up:
Gail said, "My May Days Facebook group is powering up again. You remember May Days? I've been talking about it here since 2012. Part of what I like about taking part in this event, as I've said before, is that it gives me an opportunity to indulge in obsession...." more
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 10:46:08 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled May Connecticut Children's Literature Calendar:
Gail said, "An active month. Not overwhelming, but plenty to do. Fri., May 1, Joshua Jay, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison 4:30 PMSun., May 3 Michaela MacColl, Barnes & Noble, Westport 4:00 PMSun., May 3, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Barnes & Noble, Glastonbury..." more
Monday, April 27, 2015 7:22:14 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled The Annotated "Saving the Planet & Stuff" Part Eleven: DIY Recycling:
Gail said, "One of Michael's tasks for The Earth's Wife is to research "second lives," so to speak, for the waste that had been diverted to Walt and Nora's spare bedroom. He uses 1001 Ways to Give New Life to Old Things (Northampton, Mass.: The Free and Open..." more
Sunday, April 26, 2015 11:27:50 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled Conference Day:
Gail said, "I spent yesterday at the New England Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators spring conference. A very good day for me. In the past when I've attended professional events, I've reported on the people I knew who I ran into. Well, I seem..." more
Friday, April 24, 2015 7:27:51 PM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled What Did You Do This Week, Gail? April 24 Edition:
Gail said, "More whining. It's been a rough month with a lot of prepping for family events, three medical appointments during the work week for an elder, and this Annotated Saving the Planet & Stuff promotion I've been doing. That is exhausting. How..." more
Thursday, April 23, 2015 6:43:32 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled The Environmental Book Club:
Gail said, "Yesterday was Earth Day, which means the Green Earth Book Awards were announced by The Nature Generation. Fiction WinnersThe Promise by Nicola Davies with illustrations by Laura Carlin Picture BookDeep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly..." more
Thursday, April 23, 2015 6:43:32 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled The Annotated "Saving the Planet & Stuff" Unplanned Post: Ripped From The Headlines!!!:
Gail said, "Oh, my gosh. The Saving the Planet & Stuff storyline involves Michael discovering that a major store chain has been selling insulation with mold. The Earth's Wife, the magazine he's working for, has the opportunity to..." more
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 6:29:31 PM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled Great Interview With Jane Yolen:
Gail said, "Years ago, Jane Yolen was my on-line, secret mentor, which means I was kind of stalking her. I'm over that, but I'll still snatch an opportunity to take a look at an article about her.Kirsti Call interviewed Jane Yolen at Writers' Rumpus, and both..." more
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 8:43:30 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled The Annotated "Saving the Planet & Stuff" Part Ten: Do Environmentalists Play Well With Others?:
Gail said, " Every Day Is Earth DayEnvironmentalists have specific interests. They are interests that not everyone will appreciate. I am not a particularly serious environmentalist, yet I had a bit of a rep with my older son's first grade teacher because I..." more
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 7:49:24 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled Time Management Tuesday: Decision-making:
Gail said, "Last week's Time Management Tuesday post dealt with an article from the Coaching Positive Performance website. So I went back to take a look at what other time management bits I could find over there and, lo, I came upon this post on..." more
Monday, April 20, 2015 6:37:23 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled The Annotated "Saving the Planet & Stuff" Part Nine: What Does An Environmentalist Do For Vacation?:
Gail said, "It's hard to take time off from environmentalism. Is it okay to forget about your carbon footprint for a couple of weeks each year? Souvenirs are just pre-trash, aren't they? How many motel towels would you have to hang up and reuse to offset all..." more
Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:21:41 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled What Was I Dreaming?:
Gail said, "Last night I dreamed that I wrote an essay comparing...something, I don't know what, though I think it was related to writing...to the I Ching. I didn't know what the I Ching was in the dream, which makes sense, because I don't know what it is when..." more
Friday, April 17, 2015 8:01:20 AM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled The Annotated "Saving the Planet & Stuff" Part Eight: Eco-Style And Conflict:
Gail said, "I was thinking of a few glossy magazines when I was writing the eco-style thread for Saving the Planet & Stuff. Maybe a couple of stores in Vermont. In the years since the hardcover edition was published, the Internet has exploded with..." more
Saturday, May 16, 2015 8:37:35 PM
Gail Gauthier wrote a blog post titled The Weekend Writer: What Aspiring Children's Writers Need To Know:
Gail said, "Marlo Garnsworthy, an illustrator, editor, and teacher who has been working with writers for over fifteen years, has a very good post at her blog, Wordy Birdie, called So You Want to Write for Kids: The Least You Need to Know. Read every word.The..." more