naomishibles
Readers, I See You
I attended YALLFest this past weekend, the young adult (and middle grade) book festival produced by Charleston, S.C., bookstore Blue...
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- Oct 21
- 3 min
Define Your Creative Goals
At the beginning of October, I attended my first in-person writing conference and it was glorious. I met other writers and illustrators...
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- Sep 22
- 1 min
23 Essentials for Your Conference Kit
The first of my in-person fall writing / book conferences begins next week and I am so excited! I haven’t physically been to one in a...
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- Sep 16
- 1 min
Are You Ready to Win?
Everything we do moves us closer to reaching our goals, and the goal is the dream. Be sure to add a layer of planning and organization...
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- Aug 20
- 2 min
Are You Authentic?
In my recent endeavors to understand how to use TikTok, I’ve read a lot about authenticity. Yes, TikTok. My son is 9 and interested in...
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- Jul 25
- 2 min
Love, Time, Creativity, Success
You may have discerned from the name of my blog, “Procrastination Station,” that I am empowered by a relentless ability to do something...
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- Jun 26
- 1 min
Books Help People Get It Together
The world is changing, but it always is. The only constant is that people will be at times upset, and at times happy but, not always the...
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- Jun 16
- 1 min
That Time My Anxiety Failed Me
Mercury is not in retrograde, so what gives? Yesterday, my Scrivener app on my iPad crashed. That’s where I keep my writing, and it backs...
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- Jun 6
- 2 min
Thesaurus Shame Syndrome
I get the feeling from hearing certain comments at writing conferences, and seeing some writers’ Twitter posts, that there might be a...
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- May 27
- 2 min
Let Someone Tell You What to Do
A long time ago, I used to be an editor in the magazine industry, which is funny because I seem to want to put all the words into a...
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- May 19
- 1 min
Diversity Loophole?
My friend and I just visited Park Road Books here in Charlotte and as she shopped for her daughter, I mentioned that I had recently...
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- May 16
- 1 min
Take a Vacation!
I went on a staycation this weekend and feel like a new woman! My friends and I checked into a cool hotel Uptown, dined, danced, and...
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- May 13
- 1 min
Have You Met Birthday Ranch’s Hero?
Meet Cody Nilsen. He’ll be 10 years old in two weeks, but his upcoming birthday is looking bleak. And if he wants to evade local Honey...
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- May 6
- 1 min
Take Charge of Your Writing
Yesterday was the first birthday in 10 years where I took charge of my day and it was the best! I organized things how I wanted them and...
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- May 2
- 1 min
Pssssst…Relax!
I’m seeing a lot of writers on Twitter (beware the time suck) expressing creative and / or querying fatigue, and asking what they should...
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- Apr 22
- 3 min
Twitter Theory
HAPPY EARTH DAY! What a lovely planet we call home…did the other planets send cards? On this cool, sunny day, I can remember the first...
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- Apr 5
- 1 min
Foraging Fairy Furniture While Querying
I sent a set number of queries for Birthday Ranch and set it aside to wait for responses (🤞). In the meantime, I’m writing micro and...
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- Mar 30
- 1 min
NEWS! (That Isn’t News)
I have exciting, gratifying news…that isn’t news at all. Let me explain: My cousin is a real estate agent in California, and his team...
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- Mar 24
- 2 min
All About Me—Ew.
I built this website a couple of years ago in an effort to illustrate to potential agents that I have some marketing abilities. For the...
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- Feb 12
- 2 min
Finding Comps: Daunting, Yet Doable
I’m super excited to Zoom into today’s SCBWI Winter Conference! Looking forward to interacting on Twitter with the fine minds in...
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