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Stories To Be...: May 2013

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Young Adult and Middle Grades Writer. Sometimes book reviewer. All the time dreamer. Sunday, May 12, 2013. Tweet, Tweet, Tweet. Twitter is a world of wonder if you have a couple of decades free and a whole lot of time to figure it out. Then again, if you've only got twelve seconds you can likely find a little something to tide you over. I entered into the world of twitter with one goal: maximize followers. Why? I must be a big deal, right? Why not just keep getting bigger and bigger? I put myself in chec...

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Stories To Be...: October 2013

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Young Adult and Middle Grades Writer. Sometimes book reviewer. All the time dreamer. Sunday, October 27, 2013. I Can't Plege Allegiant (Spoiler Alert). There are three main issues with this book, the first of which is a MAJOR SPOILER, so please don't read further unless you are okay with MAJOR SPOILERS. Tris, the main character, the person you are reading the books to become, the heroine the books makes you fall in love with . . . dies. She dies. Posted by Jenna Grinstead. Links to this post. Visit my we...

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Stories To Be...: July 2013

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Young Adult and Middle Grades Writer. Sometimes book reviewer. All the time dreamer. Thursday, July 4, 2013. My first published short story is coming July 15! I used to think online dating sounded like so much fun. Until I tried it. While there were certainly lots of funny moments and I found the love of my life in the process I had to eat meals with a lot of frogs. And not all frogs chew with their mouth closed. Meanwhile here is the cover as a teaser:. Posted by Jenna Grinstead. Links to this post.

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Stories To Be...: Whatever you're pitching... you can make sure it gets caught!

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Young Adult and Middle Grades Writer. Sometimes book reviewer. All the time dreamer. Saturday, October 4, 2014. Whatever you're pitching. you can make sure it gets caught! I adore the rush of speaking in front of groups. I love sharing, meeting new people, teaching and learning. I'm the kind of extrovert who jumps up on stage and feels nothing but excitement, not a bit of nervousness. 1 Write a first draft, then throw it away. 2 Practice for a positive hat and a negative hat. Don't doubt yourself. Yo...

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Stories To Be...: October 2014

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Young Adult and Middle Grades Writer. Sometimes book reviewer. All the time dreamer. Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Goal, Motivation, Conflict! For months now I've been struggling with the first chapter of my completed novel. I just couldn't seem to nail those open pages. I kept writing new first chapters and not understanding why they weren't working. Thank goodness for critique partners! Posted by Jenna Grinstead. Links to this post. Saturday, October 4, 2014. 1 Write a first draft, then throw it away.

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Stories To Be...: September 2013

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Young Adult and Middle Grades Writer. Sometimes book reviewer. All the time dreamer. Wednesday, September 25, 2013. If you live in Columbus, Ohio or nearby don't miss a chance to meet an amazing debut author, Natalie Richards. Her debut Six Months Later comes out from Sourcebooks on Oct. 3. She's having a launch party with great give-aways and lots of fun at Easton Barnes and Nobel at 7 pm. Posted by Jenna Grinstead. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Visit my website for more!

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Stories To Be...: September 2014

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Young Adult and Middle Grades Writer. Sometimes book reviewer. All the time dreamer. Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Letting the music do the rest. When I was a freshman in high school I lived my life for my music. The top ten hits that year were:. 2 It Must Have Been Love. 3 Nothing Compares 2 U. 6 Vision of Love. 7 Another Day In Paradise. 9 Cradle of Love. 10 Blaze of Glory. Which I understand way more at 38 than I ever did at 14. Posted by Jenna Grinstead. Links to this post. Friday, September 5, 2014.

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Stories To Be...: Yes, I want to compete in the middle school Power of the Pen competition. Is that so wrong?

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Young Adult and Middle Grades Writer. Sometimes book reviewer. All the time dreamer. Friday, September 5, 2014. Yes, I want to compete in the middle school Power of the Pen competition. Is that so wrong? For the last two years I've had the opportunity to see first hand the power of the Power of the Pen. 1 Power of the Pen. You get a prompt like: Alien Invasion or Walking Too Fast and you just have to go with it. For forty-minutes you write. I call that freeing and delightful. Offers a ready audience and ...

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Stories To Be...: June 2013

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Young Adult and Middle Grades Writer. Sometimes book reviewer. All the time dreamer. Saturday, June 22, 2013. Today's teens pretty much live on Youtube. And if we're being honest, most adults are living a good potion of our lives out there too. According to Jeff Bullas. In honor of life on Youtube I'm embedding my top three favorite Youtube videos for your viewing enjoyment. Plus Divergent is my vacation read this week. 3 Social Media Revolution. Erik Qualman is a marketing genius. I saw him speak li...

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Stories To Be...: June 2015

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Young Adult and Middle Grades Writer. Sometimes book reviewer. All the time dreamer. Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Advanced Showing: My Dope Movie Review. We're visiting College Park, Maryland this week for my daughter to compete in National History Day. While we were at Staples printing some last minute items for her display, a gentleman who was making copies ahead of us offered us a pass to see an advanced showing of the movie Dope. It's going to be a new cult classic, Mom.". Posted by Jenna Grinstead. Nothi...