Dear Lord, You are a mighty God, worthy of so much praise! You have made so many beautiful things! So many for the world to enjoy. We are humbled and grateful for the beauty around us. We can’t help but see you in all of your good and glorious creation! You give to all of [...]
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Tomorrow morning, bright and early, my husband and I are driving to Worcester, Mass (trivia question: how do you pronounce “Worcester, Mass”)* for the MASSHOPE Homeschooling Convention. We are going to be inspired by the speakers, to peruse new curriculum options and maybe, maybe be introduced as “Author, Kathy Grubb”. ( I have very low [...]
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Last week I wrote about how I had a problem with my non-fiction project. Not only was it boring me terribly and I dreaded working on it, but I had a deadline that I had to meet with it. I decided last week that I would force myself to work an hour a day on [...]
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Last weekend I spent way too much time trying to write my own quiz on Facebook. Apparently, one must have a degree in computer science to get one published. But instead of discarding all of my hard work, I thought I would post it here, for your viewing pleasure. But, keep in mind, this isn’t [...]
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I don’t think I can take it much longer. For the last three months my writing has been for my nonfiction projects only. These projects are unique and potentially lucrative and have a loose deadline for the spring. I need to get them done. The problem is, I am wearing out. I dread facing my [...]
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I guess I could call it spring fever. I know no other explanation. I just seems that the things that used to get me excited — specific writing projects, homeschooling, nearly anything, seems like drudgery. I could also blame a minor stomach problem, a possible major life change in my family’s future and my face [...]
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Since I am still fasting from news media and I have very demanding day job, I am very picky about what blogs I read. One, that I frequent about once a week, is written by a literary agent. I recommend it for newbie writers like me, who want to learn all they can about the [...]
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I haven’t had one in a long time. A literary hangover is that feeling of fogginess that clouds your brain right after you’ve finished a good book and your real life hasn’t clicked into place yet. Symptoms might also include a scramble to finish your daily tasks because, oh dear, it’s already 4:00! And sometimes, [...]
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This is my library branch. About once a week, I gather all of the kids and books (My record number of kids: five. My record number of books: 88.) and go through those very doors. We’ve been visiting this specific branch for ten years. In that time, we’ve become quite [...]
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Whew! What a week! It was not my intention to go over a week without blogging — but I’m afraid I had to be a Mom first. A week ago, my parents came for a short visit. In it we visited 3 museums, ate at 5 restaurants, all in 3 days. The busy-ness of it [...]
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Katharine Grubb is a successful homeschooling mother of five, bread baker, reluctant dish washer and part-time novelist. If she can find time in her busy day to write, so can you!