Posts By: Skila

Quotable Thursday

I love when someone writes the heck out of a sentence. On Thursdays, I try to post some of my favorites.

“This is what we don’t admit about first kisses:

One of the most gratifying things about them is that they are proof, actual proof,

that the other person wants Read More

Caffeine

So remember how I was madly trying to finish a novel?

Well, I did it. Not exactly by the date I was hoping to finish. And way more pages than I hoped it would be. Plus there was that anti-climactic feeling that happens when you finish a draft only … Read More

Quotable Thursday

I love when someone writes the heck out of a sentence. On Thursdays, I try to post some of my favorites.

“He smiled and I thought I was off the hook for sure, but the grin was followed by one of those big adult sighs, like a girl having a Read More

Teachers are the best

I’m a big fan of Joyce Sidman’s books. Take a look at this wonderful website put together by teachers who are using her books to combine art, science, and poetry in the classroom. Spoiler alert: Art+Science+Poetry=Magic.

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Writing is (sometimes) more fun than making curtains

You know how some days it’s just haaaaaaard to write. And you find yourself thinking of 13 reasons why you can’t write at that moment. Because maybe you’re procrastinating.

 

Reasons Why I Can’t Write

1. I am sick.
2. The sink is overflowing with dirty dishes.
3. I went … Read More

Teaser

More soon about my two new books, I promise! But here’s a teaser in the mean time. Enjoy!

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I’m alive!

So sorry for the bloggy absence. I’m hard at work trying to finish up a new novel.

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It’s messy business, readers!

I’ll be back in February with a new website and two new books to tell you all about. Stay tuned! And stay warm!!… Read More

Quotable Thursday

I love when someone writes the heck out of a sentence. On Thursdays, I try to post some of my favorites.

“Because I found you again. However strenuously the world pulls us apart, however long the absence, we are not changed for being dashed upon the rocks. I knew you Read More