by Alissa | Jan 16, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy, lifehacks, random thoughts, self-improvement
At a recent Houston SCBWI meeting, I sat in the back of the room with a dear friend and listened to two fantastic (and successful) children’s book authors discuss some of the challenges they face now and some of the challenges they faced early in their careers. I was...
by Alissa | Dec 20, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, random thoughts, self-improvement
You know those weeks where you feel like you should be doing about 99,956,789 things and you just can’t get them all done? I am having one of those weeks. It’s the end of the year, we’re preparing to go out of town, and everything seems to require a...
by Alissa | Dec 14, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, Friday Favorites, reading with kids, recommendations
Reading with your little ones before they go off to school is a double win: you spend time building memories with your children AND you teach them to love books and stories long before they can read them for themselves. Reading books aloud with your children builds a...
by Alissa | Dec 12, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, random thoughts, self-improvement
I had a short list of words. Profound words. I thought one of those words would be the word for my 2019. I thought the word I chose would double as a mini-mantra for my writing. I mulled over these words for a few weeks before I determined to sit down and really—you...
by Alissa | Dec 5, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, lifehacks, random thoughts, self-improvement
About a year ago, I shared with you my long-standing tradition of choosing “One Little Word” each year on which to focus my efforts instead of a laundry list of resolutions. My 2018 word has been LISTEN. As this year comes to a close, I have been...
