Tip of the Day June 5, 2017 “It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” -Oscar Wilde Dear Writers, Thank you to everyone for helping me celebrate the release of The Wish List #1: The Worst Fairy Godmother Ever! This book is the…
Sarah Aronson
Share the sparkles! This Tuesday!
On Tuesday, The Wish List #1: The Worst Fairy Godmother Ever will be released into the regular world! Want to celebrate with me? Let’s flood the world with official fairy godmother cheer! On TUESDAY (i.e.: not Memorial Day), tweet or post your wish to make someone else happily ever after. Use the hashtag: #BeAFairyGodmother and…
Meet the Illustrator: Heather Burns!
Good morning! Last week, after I introduced a group of readers to The Wish List #1: The Worst Fairy Godmother Ever, a reader asked me a question I have been asked many times before: Did you design your cover? And in this case, did you draw the illustrations? I LOVE this question! Like many writers, I…
Do you know a real life fairy godmother (or godfather)?
To celebrate the release of The Wish List #1 — The Worst Fairy Godmother Ever, I want to profile real life godmothers (and of course, godfathers)–people who go out of their way to make others happily ever after! Do you know someone who makes the world a better place? Would you like to celebrate their…
Hi Readers!
When I think about fairy godmothers, I think about magic. And sparkles. And of course, happily ever after. Pretty soon, I’m going to post more info about my #BeAFairyGodmother program! It will be great for classrooms that want to help share the sparkle and make the world better for all!
Writing FAST
This month, I am writing fast! I have to write fast! Because I am on a deadline! I have never written fast before, so I made up some rules: 1. NO INTERNET until after 4 pages written. 1a: But first, I made a PLAN. I wrote an outline and a couple of storyboards. So I…
Final Presidential Quote on Election Day
WHO SAID THIS????? People can judge me for what I’ve done. And I think when somebody’s out in the public eye, that’s what they do. So I’m fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I’ve always stood for. And this? You don’t walk away if you love someone. You help…
Presidential Quote #25: Barack Obama
Until Election Day, let’s honor our President, Barack Obama. (The truth is: I could quote him all day.) Here’s a really good one: Now, as a nation, we don’t promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea everybody should have an equal opportunity to succeed. No matter who you are, what you look…
Presidential Quote #24: Teddy Roosevelt, laughing
WHY IS TEDDY ROOSEVELT LAUGHING?????? Because he was the president in 1908–the last time the Cubs won. Here’s a look at what else was happening! And here’s a quote!!!! Believe you can and you’re halfway there. LOVE IT!!!!!! #PresidentsWithoutPolitics!!!!! Thank you, Cubs!!!!! What a game!!!!!
Presidential Quote #23: The Roosevelts
One from he and one from she: “More than just an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all wars.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt (Written night before he died) “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt #PresidentsWithoutPolitics #GOCUBSGO!!!!!