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Tuesday, November 30, 2010 8:15:58 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled Happy Dance!:
Marcie said, "I did it! I really did it!34 Picture Book ideas in 30 days!!Some of them are more fleshed out than others, but I have 2 that are especially begging to be written NOW, NOW, NOW!!! I keep telling them to shush, I have a thesis to finish.But there's..." more
Monday, November 22, 2010 7:19:37 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled Packing an Emotional Punch:
Marcie said, "I have been reading like a writer lately. In my current W.I.P., I am nearing the end. I know something horrible is coming. I know what it is. I have been dreading writing it. It will be very emotional for me. I know I need to write this part of the..." more
Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:15:01 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled Haiku in My Sleep:
Marcie said, "I have been participating in PiBoIdMo. I have been faithfully coming up with a picture book idea every day. I keep thinking I'll be warmed up and ready to go when the Picture Book Marathon starts in February.The good news is that I have had lots of..." more
Sunday, October 31, 2010 12:22:10 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled PiBoIdMo 2010:
Marcie said, "Some of you may be participating in NaNoWriMo. Well, I can't even get a novel written in a year (but I'm trying).But I was really excited when I heard about the PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month) hosted by Tara Lazar. The challenge? To come up with..." more
Thursday, August 19, 2010 12:24:25 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled My Cup Runneth Over A.K.A. “How I Spent My Summer Vacation”:
Marcie said, "When I attended an SCBWI event with Deborah Brodie, she talked about how writers needed to take a sabbatical from writing. She and Sarah Davies both emphasized the importance of living life to help feed your writing. So I took their advice.We went..." more
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:28:11 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled Of Jellyfish and Happiness:
Marcie said, "I went to a workshop all day today about teaching kids writing. As much as I love to write and as much as I love to teach kids how to write, I never get tired of adding another tool to my toolbox. Amanda Donnelly, of IRN, was there. We broke down..." more
Monday, July 19, 2010 12:17:33 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled Title Trouble:
Marcie said, "I've been working feverishly on my thesis for my MFA all summer. I don't have a title for it yet. It hasn't been a problem so far. One of the online critique groups I belong to consists of other Hollins MFA students trying to finish their theses as..." more
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:43:08 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled The Kindness of Strangers--Fairies or Angels?:
Marcie said, "I have been wanting to go to Fairy Stone State Park for a couple of years. I knew my daughter would love hunting for Fairy Stones, so I just had to pick a day to do it. Today was the day. When I know that I'm going to be gone all day, sometimes I..." more
Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:46:33 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled A few links for your viewing pleasure...:
Marcie said, "Several interesting links have come my way lately. I thought I'd share the most meaningful ones.1) Check out an upcoming book entitled Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. You must, must, must watch the book trailer on her book's site. This book..." more
Thursday, June 24, 2010 8:32:00 AM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled Reading Like a Writer:
Marcie said, "One of the joys of summer is that I can finally start reading in that stack of "to-be-read" books that keeps getting taller and taller. My thesis-in-progress is about a young girl who is dealing with grief and lots of change in her life. Two of the..." more
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 9:54:02 AM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled Running Race #2:
Marcie said, "Last month (has it really been a month?) I reported that I was trying to finish up school. I was coming to the end of the race, only to start a new one. I've been out of school since last Thursday. I've been running a writing race since then. I love..." more
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:14:26 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled The Finish Line:
Marcie said, "I really can see the finish line. You know the big ribbon marked "Summer is Here." You see, many people think summer begins with the Memorial Day weekend. Not me. I think summer begins when I officially get out of school. This year, I will burst..." more
Monday, May 10, 2010 6:55:59 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled Critiquing Picture Books:
Marcie said, "I'm in a new online critique group that came out of the Picture Book Marathon in February. We were having an e-mail exchange about what types of things we'd like to see in a picture book critique. I started making a list. I want it to be..." more
Monday, May 3, 2010 12:20:33 AM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled Spreading the Awesome: 10 Stars for The Strange Case of Origami Yoda:
Marcie said, "The Strange Case of Origami Yodaby Tom AnglebergerAmulet Books, 2010I've been blogging about this great new book by local author Tom Angleberger.I went to one of his book signings and blogged about it here. He recently was on WDBJ7 for an interview...." more
Friday, April 30, 2010 4:37:39 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled NaPoWriMo Day #30:
Marcie said, "One year ago today at 7:27 p.m. I gave birth to Ian. Today's prompt was a freebie, so I write about him.Birth DayOne year agoI gave birth to you,both of us feverishafter a long dayof getting you here.We met face to facefor the first timehot..." more
Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:41:35 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled NaPoWriMo Day #28:
Marcie said, "We're getting there...the month is almost over. And I'm behind again. I've had something going on every night this week, plus 2 birthdays (hubby turns 44 and baby boy turns 1). It's busy, busy, busy.Yesterday's prompt was about intuition or an aha..." more
Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:41:35 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled NaPoWriMo Day #29:
Marcie said, "Today's prompt was to write about something in the news, or to use it in a prompt, or to write the poem in the style of a particular type of article.Picture reading this in the classified ads:WANTEDOne restful night's sleepEight hours per nightNo..." more
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 7:31:24 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled NaPoWriMo Day #27:
Marcie said, "This last week has been the busiest (and will continue to be the busiest) of the month. When I get home late I wonder if I'll even have any energy to write to a prompt. Thank goodness today's prompt was to write an acrostic. I chose to write about..." more
Monday, April 26, 2010 7:24:43 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled NaPoWriMo Day #25:
Marcie said, "I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date!Yes, I'm a day late for Day #25, but yesterday I was in the bed with a fever and a swollen throat. I won't go into more detail, but as much as I wanted to post last night, I wasn't able to.Yesterday's..." more
Monday, April 26, 2010 7:24:43 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled NaPoWriMo Day #26:
Marcie said, "Today's prompt was to find a scrap of paper or receipt with a poem or part of a poem scrawled on it. Use a part of it to make a new poem. The phrase I found to use was "robed in leaves".Here's what I did with it:LeavesI found herrobed in..." more
Saturday, April 24, 2010 2:31:47 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled NaPoWriMo Day #24:
Marcie said, "Today's prompt encouraged us to use a phrase, be it an idiom, cliche, saying. I used the Phrase Finder the prompt suggested and came up with a poem with multiple phrases in it. Growing up in Thailand, and being around people who didn't speak a lot..." more
Friday, April 23, 2010 4:43:47 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled NaPoWriMo Day #23:
Marcie said, "Today's prompt was to pair two unlikely things--a speaker and an event. The pollen is killing me, so I wrote a limerick about a bee who is allergic to pollen.The Bee Who Hated PollenThere once was a pollen-hating beeEvery flower he touched made him..." more
Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:53:37 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled NaPoWriMo Day #22:
Marcie said, "Today's prompt was brought to us by a wordle. It was suggested we use the words in the wordle (or some of them) to create a poem. If you've never played around with wordle, it's fabulous fun. Dust StormSquallfrom the eastbrought dizzying..." more
Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:53:37 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled Origami Yoda on the Local News:
Marcie said, "Yesterday, I spent 13 hours with my fourth graders going on a field trip to Charlottesville. Most of the time on the bus was spent making trash-runs up and down the aisles, but I did sneak in a few chapters of The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda by..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 6:56:54 PM
Marcie Atkins wrote a blog post titled I have moved...:
Marcie said, "This blog has been vacant for a couple of years, but I have officially moved my web presence to my new website and blog. Please follow me here."