New Start

Well, the new school year is upon us and, therefore, so is the start of work for me.  The weather has also cooled a bit which is always good for me and my ability to focus and create.  I'm not sure why, but Fall always seems to re-energize me in many ways.  Having said that, it also brings a new sense of stress in terms of the never-ending need to balance all--work, family, household needs and sporting activities with a little bit of writing sprinkled in. 

I've had new ideas popping all day but haven't done a great job of sitting down to write.  Consequently, I have little scraps of paper with words written in all directions strewn across my desk.  I'm not going to stress about this (at least I captured the ideas and put pen to paper somewhat) in my new mission to take baby steps in creating mini habits (see Kristi Holl's blog at http://kristiholl.net/writers-blog/ for more information on Mini Habits--as well as a tremendous amount of terrific advice and information). 

I am a strong believer in persistence pays and am going to make a concerted effort to just keep plugging away and being realistic in my goals so as to avoid my usual "I can't possibly get it all done" so spin my wheels and end up procrastinating and accomplishing very little.  I will go the distance and carry on!  As Winston Churchill said,

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

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Guest Article

I am delighted to share my visit with Chris Graham at The Story Reading Ape.  Please find my article and feature of Bedtime Kisses here:

http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2014/08/15/meet-guest-childrens-author-karin-larson/

You can read more about Chris on his blog at:  http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/

Thanks so much, Chris.  I appreciate your time!

Hiatus

Hello All,

I just wanted to ask you to bear with me a bit over the next month as my posting may be a bit intermittent.  We are just shy of one month from the start of the new school year (and, therefore, the start of work for me), so I plan to focus on the kids and doing some fun activities for the time we have left now that summer activities are winding down and before the start of the fall sports season.  I am feeling the need for a bit of a mental health break from the chaos of balancing all.

Thanks, in advance, for your patience and enjoy what is left of your summer break as well.

Stitch Says Book Review: Bedtime Kisses #childrensbook

The other day, I posted about my interview with Ashley Howland and Stitch.  Today's post is her book review to go with that interview.  Please read her review at:

http://ahowland.org/wordpress/?p=2109#comment-3542

Thanks so much, Ashley and Stitch! 

Again, you can learn more about Ashley at http://ahowland.org/wordpress/. 

Stitch Says Author Interview: Karin Larson #childrensauthor

I'm excited to share my author interview by Ashley Howland on her Stitch Says blog.  Please head over and visit at: 

http://ahowland.org/wordpress/?p=2106#comment-3415.

You can learn more about Ashley and Stitch at http://ahowland.org/wordpress/.

Thank you, Ashley!  I appreciate your time.

Book Review

Thank you, Emily Lewis, for taking the time to review Bedtime Kisses.  I appreciate your efforts and kind words. 

Please read Emily's review at:
 

http://mrsmommybooknerd.blogspot.com/2014/07/childrens-review-round-up.html

You can also learn more about Emily at:

· Email: mrsmommybooknerdsbookreviews@gmail.com

· Blog: http://mrsmommybooknerd.blogspot.com

· Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/MrsMommyBooknerd

· Twitter: @mommybooknerd

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