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We all know that journaling has many benefits. It can help relieve stress and anxiety, provide clarity, strengthen memory, improve mood, and more! Research is finding that it can improve your physical…

Check out 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘶𝘤𝘬, a new picture book by Brooke Vitale. This rhyming picture book is a great tool to discuss emotions with children, and is sure to leave everyone giggling…

The strongest and most interesting protagonists are those who grow or change in some way throughout the story, which stands to reason if they are working to solve the story’s conflict. The change…

Conflict is arguably the most important literary element in any story, for it is what drives the narrative. What many don’t realize is that conflict is not always with another character…

Tuesday, April 20, was one of the saddest days of my life. It started out like any other day: wake up, take my two oldest children to school, homeschool my youngest in the morning, and help care for…

Hello, friends! I recently had the pleasure of appearing on TomsBooks Podcast to discuss my book Oh Deer! Check out the interview here and comment below with your thoughts. Also, don’t forget to…

Today is the first weekiversary (it’s a thing) of Oh Deer! Yes, it has been exactly one week since I published my first book, and what a week it has been! Oh Deer! has seen much success in its first…

I am excited to announce that the moment we’ve all been waiting for is here: Oh Deer! is available to purchase on Amazon! It’s a common dilemma—finding a wild, baby animal without its mother. Many…

One of the great things about smartphones is that you can carry an entire library in your pocket! I want to make sure you have as many options as possible for accessing Oh Deer! on Amazon, and that…

I realize that many of you already have Amazon accounts and are skilled shoppers, but for you novices out there, I thought I would provide instructions for creating an Amazon account to ensure that…