Poetry Friday – Losing My Head

February 2, 2018September 4, 2018 Rebecca Herzog

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out the lovely Donna Smith’s blog, Mainely Write, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ I am all discombobulated. Here it is, 10:30 at night and I have a panic. “Oh no! I only have an hour and a half until it’s Saturday and it’ll no longer be ‘Poetry Friday’!” Commence scrambling to get my stuff together. After about 15 minutes of sitting at the computer, I realize that … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Losing My Head

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Poetry Friday – A Lesson Learned

January 26, 2018September 4, 2018 Rebecca Herzog

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Carol Varsalona’s blog, Beyond LiteracyLink, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ So I learned something valuable today. Always read your poetry out loud. I have just a short window in the afternoons to work while my son is napping. Add a sick 7yo home from school and that time shrinks even more. I had a goal to finish a particular poem and send it off for a … Continue reading Poetry Friday – A Lesson Learned

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Poetry Friday – Langtree’s Lament

January 19, 2018September 4, 2018 Rebecca Herzog

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Leigh Anne’s blog, A Journey Through the Pages, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Hello and Happy Friday! I hope that everyone has had a good week. It has been a whirlwind here after getting back from the writing conference (which was amazing) and trying to get back into the swing of things. We woke up to 30 degree weather this morning here in Southwestern Florida! I am … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Langtree’s Lament

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Poetry Friday – Iguanas and Unicorns

January 12, 2018September 4, 2018 Rebecca Herzog

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Bookseedstudio to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Hello and Happy Friday! Today I am excited because I am heading down to Miami for a regional SCBWI writing conference this weekend. All. by. myself. This will be the first solo ‘away’ trip I have taken since having my daughter nearly 8 years ago. It will also be the longest I’ve been away from my 1-year-old son. I keep … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Iguanas and Unicorns

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Poetry Friday – New Year Inspiration

January 5, 2018September 4, 2018 Rebecca Herzog

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Reading to the Core to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Happy New Year poetry friends! Can you believe that it is 2018? I always get excited for the new year and all the potential it holds. Will there be bad times? Absolutely–there always will be. But hopefully there will be some wonderful and amazing times sprinkled in as well. I am one of those people who always … Continue reading Poetry Friday – New Year Inspiration

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Poetry Friday – Walking in a Sloth-y Wonderland

December 22, 2017September 4, 2018 Rebecca Herzog

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Buffy’s Blog to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Phew! It feels like it has been forever since I have written anything here on the blog. It feels like am playing catch up on everything! NaNoWriMo went really well. While I didn’t get to 50k words, I did my personal best and finished with around 10,000 words for the month. That’s a pretty big accomplishment for … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Walking in a Sloth-y Wonderland

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Poetry Friday – Thank You and Good Night

November 24, 2017September 4, 2018 Rebecca Herzog

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Carol’s Corner to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Happy Day After Thanksgiving! AKA Turkey Hangover Day. I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday. I am in Tennessee visiting my parents and we are enjoying the colder weather. We drive home to Florida tomorrow. These trips always pass too fast. Today I decided I wanted to share a snippet from Patrick McDonnell’s picture book, Thank You and … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Thank You and Good Night

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Poetry Friday – Monster Museum

November 17, 2017September 4, 2018 Rebecca Herzog

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Jane at Raincity Librarian to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ We are over halfway through November so that means that I must have hit the halfway mark of 25k on my NaNoWriMo book! Cue laughter and knee slapping. Yeah, I have fallen so far behind, that it’s not even funny. BUT I will continue to write and get those words on the page. Now on to Poetry … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Monster Museum

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/13/17

November 13, 2017September 4, 2018 Rebecca Herzog

The weekly post where I recap all the KidLit books I’ve been reading. Occasionally, I’ll also review some adult fiction books as well. Be sure to check out Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers to see what other kidlit readers are reading. Because, you know, we can never have too many books in our TBR pile. Board Books Baby Loves Quantum Physics! written by Ruth Spire illustrated b Irene Chan I really enjoy these “Baby Loves” books. If you would have told me … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/13/17

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Poetry Friday – Fireflies at Midnight

November 10, 2017September 4, 2018 Rebecca Herzog

It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Jama’s Alphabet Soup, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ I hope that everyone is having a fantastic November day. It’s still bright and sunny here in Florida. We had a cold snap last week–it got down into the low 70s during the day and the low 50s at night! Hopefully it’ll cool back down again once we approach Thanksgiving. NaNoWriMo has been keeping me busy (I’m actually … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Fireflies at Midnight

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