Happy National Gifted Parenting Week

Several years ago, one of my favorite organizations, SENG, started National Gifted Parenting Week as a way to support parents of high potential children. THIS WEEK is the celebration for 2014. With that in mind, I decided to give you a list of some of the articles I've written about giftedness and parenting gifted children …

Better Late Than Never…

Well, today has come...and gone...and yea. I was supposed to post the September BTS giveaway winners and post a book review. #FAIL!!! I have been insanely swamped with work, the release of a novel and the edits of The Girl Guide. But, here I am, with the winners. That's something, right... So without further adieu, …

Happy September…with a little giveaway

Hi all! I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend in the US. For me, I spent it knee-deep in edits for a new non-fiction book for girls that I am more than a little excited for. But more on that in future posts. Today I wanted to introduce the month, our theme and a little September …

What I’ve learned about Intensity from my kids….

When I released Emotional Intensity, Lisa Rivero asked me to write a post about my kids and the lessons I've learned from them. What a great idea. So, a year later, I am updating that post - As most of you may know, I started writing in the field of gifted education because of my …

2011 Already???

Hi all! I am finally home after being away for almost three weeks. As I settled in to catch up on some work today I realized the New Year was going to be here in no time. Seriously, where did the year go??? Anyway, part of 2011 for me is dedicated to launching 101 Success …

Connecting with Readers – Book Chats and Focus Groups

I have had such a great month connecting with readers of Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students (teachers and parents) and 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids (parents and kids). All of the time spent with them has reminded who we really write for. Sure, we need to connect with agents and editors, or our work …

Bookish Friday Stuff

Yea, it is another somewhat random post. At least this time it is all related to bookish things. The Study Guide for EMOTIONAL INTENSITY is officially available as a free download. The guide is designed to be used either by yourself, or as part of a book club. If you are doing a book club, …

A winner, an award, and other randomness

I love days like this! I get to announce winners and give away an award...pretty great way to start the week! Okay, first up - the winner of the EPIC giveaway for a SIGNED copy of EMOTIONAL INTENSITY IN GIFTED STUDENTS and tons of book swag... MONICA MORRELL And we have a bonus...another one of the …

Party Friday!!!

Hey all, HAPPY FRIDAY!!! With a successful end to the blog and book tours, I thought I'd use this post to celebrate a few things AND give you deets on my epic end-of-the-tour giveaway going on this weekend. Let's start with the fun signing from last night. Barnes and Noble did an epic Teacher Appreciation …

The Blog Tour Comes To An End…

WOW! What a great ride, everyone. Today is the last official day of the tour, with an epic celebration giveaway on Friday. But for today - here are my stops: Margaret Barney is hosting an interview and I'm hanging out with Jamie Debree to talk about giftedness and relationships. The tour may be ending, but …