Gather ‘round, my friends. Plump up your pillows. Burrow into your blankets. Wrap your hands around a gently steaming mug of sweet hot chocolate. All comfy and cozy? Lovely! It’s time for a heartwarming story.
There are witches in the air,Evil spirits everywhere.Creepy monsters walking by.Pumpkin moon up in the sky. . . Halloween is so spooky, isn’t it? WHAT???!!! Are you suggesting it’s not Halloween anymore? Are you asserting that this is nonsense, and that Thanksgiving has come and gone, and it’s snowing where you are, and you’re putting … Continue reading The 12th Annual Halloweensie Contest Finalists Are HERE! Vote For Your Favorite!!!
Hi Everyone. Posting of finalists is delayed. I’m not exactly sure when they’ll be up, but it will be as soon as possible. Likely another week. Eye of newt and dragon fang! It’s time for . . . The 12th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest!!! ~ for children’s writers ~ THE CONTEST: write a 100 word … Continue reading The 12th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOOOO!!!
Holy Jack-O’-Lanterns, Batman! Can you actually believe that this year is Halloweensie number 12?! And are you ready? 😊🎃 Well, of course you’re not ready, because I haven’t told you the rules yet! You’ve got 2 weeks and 5 days to write, eat miniature chocolate bars, revise, eat more miniature chocolate bars, polish, eat some … Continue reading Goblins And Ghosties And Ghouls, Oh, My! – Announcing The Guidelines For The 12th Annual Halloweensie Contest!
Hi Everyone! Welcome to Perfect Picture Book Friday! Today’s perfect picture book is called Goosebumps. Put a piece of pumpkin bread on a plate, pull up a pillow, and let’s peruse this perfect picture book together! Ready? ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ On Halloween, Gertie McCrackin fluffed up the straw in her broom tail. “Let’s … Continue reading The 2021 Halloweensie Contest WINNERS!!!
I love running writing contests. I really do. Right up until the moment when I have to narrow a field of 300 fabulous stories down to a finalist list of 12 or so! That’s the moment when I say to myself (every single time!), WHAT WAS I THINKING???!!! WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS WHOLE CONTEST THING … Continue reading The 11th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest – FINALISTS!!! – Vote For Your Favorite!!!
***FRIDAY NIGHT UPDATE*** Sorry for the delay in posting finalists, everyone! So many great entries – it’s really hard to narrow the field and it’s taking us longer than expected. I will do my best to post them no later than Monday afternoon, sooner if I can. Thank you all so much for your patience, … Continue reading The 11th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOOOO!!!
So, I know it’s Monday and I don’t usually post on Mondays. But this is a special Monday. A Monday I post on almost every year (except when I’m really behind schedule and end up on a random Thursday…😊) And you know what I’m about to say, right? Of course you do! This isn’t your … Continue reading Wheee-hee-hee! Witches In The Air! – Announcing The Guidelines For The 11th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest!
Hello there, my pretties! I don’t usually get to see you on Mondays! Especially at this hour when it is WAY past bedtime! (Shhhh! Don’t tell your mamas!) But I’m so glad you’re here. If you’ll all just snuggle up among the pillows, we’ll get right to story time. Milk and cookies? Alrighty. Once upon … Continue reading The 2020 Halloweensie Contest WINNERS!!!
You know, I really like to be trendy. You’ve probably noticed that about me. Always with the most up-to-date, hip fashions, always with my finger on the pulse of current events, absolute master of the newest technology (snort! ok, I can’t pull any of these off with a straight face 😊) But today, I am … Continue reading The 2020 Halloweensie Finalists Are Here. . . At Last!
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