tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57835554605194032352024-03-13T06:06:41.021-04:00What's New?Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-28949124867906403322023-12-02T13:33:00.003-05:002023-12-02T13:33:35.166-05:00Start 2024 Strong with Study Hall<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Do you have at least FOUR picture book manuscripts you want to revise?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Would you like to dedicate one month to fine-tuning your manuscripts?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Could you benefit from the eyes of a professional?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdf4JDWltkrqV70HPRK5c6PoenMXydFfCLMlKZw1z9-SYx0RW8wAHMf9Je54HLBjw97QEHCOIe1nEFFbpw0SlrMs6KyHyoDHxZrrROUqgd4dZ6kj1_hiNgOCCcLkqpAvPdhMBQXq-40b9q0fGtXnxLKyW36T2VPwVH-4U0RfVEOFzxkQ8imoK95fgTT28n/s925/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="925" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdf4JDWltkrqV70HPRK5c6PoenMXydFfCLMlKZw1z9-SYx0RW8wAHMf9Je54HLBjw97QEHCOIe1nEFFbpw0SlrMs6KyHyoDHxZrrROUqgd4dZ6kj1_hiNgOCCcLkqpAvPdhMBQXq-40b9q0fGtXnxLKyW36T2VPwVH-4U0RfVEOFzxkQ8imoK95fgTT28n/s320/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">STUDY HALL</span><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> is a month-long online critique group for writers of picture books, which provides manuscript critiques, weekly talks, and daily motivation and accountability under the guidance of a professional, multi-published author.</span></b><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 11.25pt 0in 7.5pt; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16.5pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Your One Month of Study Hall Includes:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">FOUR Professional Critiques</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> – Once a week, upload a picture book manuscript for critique by Marcie and the other members of the group.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly video chats </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a week Marcie will host a Facebook Live Chat in which she will speak to the manuscripts she has critiqued and provide additional guidance. If you cannot participate live, the session will be posted in the group for later viewing.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Unlimited Access to Marcie in the Private Facebook Group </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Study Hall will take place in a private Facebook group where Marcie will be daily, responding to your posts, answering your questions, etc. She’s there to support you in your writing projects. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly Live-Virtual Writing Streaks </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Four times a week (Monday through Friday) we will schedule a virtual Writing Streak so we can work alongside each other on our writing projects. Writing Streak times will vary each day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Accountability Check-Ins </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a day (Monday through Friday)—in the morning to set our intention and writing goals for the day and once in the evening to check in and help each other stay accountable and motivated to keep going. It is up to the participant to decide how little or how much they do. Every bit counts! The most important thing is daily progress.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Small Group Attention</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> – Each month of Study Hall will have no more than <b>SIX </b>participants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; orphans: auto; text-align: center; widows: auto;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Get ALL of this for the low price of $</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 28pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">295 per month</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; orphans: auto; text-align: center; widows: auto;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Email Marcie at </span></b><a href="mailto:marciecolleen@gmail.com" style="color: #954f72;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">marciecolleen@gmail.com</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> to <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; orphans: auto; text-align: center; widows: auto;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Now booking for January 2024!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; orphans: auto; text-align: center; widows: auto;"><br /></p>Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-62487534291574121752023-07-16T12:29:00.003-04:002023-07-16T12:31:04.123-04:00Avoid the Late Summer Slump! Study Hall is BACK! <p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Do you have at least FOUR picture book manuscripts you want to revise?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Would you like to dedicate one month to fine-tuning your manuscripts?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Could you benefit from the eyes of a professional?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdf4JDWltkrqV70HPRK5c6PoenMXydFfCLMlKZw1z9-SYx0RW8wAHMf9Je54HLBjw97QEHCOIe1nEFFbpw0SlrMs6KyHyoDHxZrrROUqgd4dZ6kj1_hiNgOCCcLkqpAvPdhMBQXq-40b9q0fGtXnxLKyW36T2VPwVH-4U0RfVEOFzxkQ8imoK95fgTT28n/s925/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="925" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdf4JDWltkrqV70HPRK5c6PoenMXydFfCLMlKZw1z9-SYx0RW8wAHMf9Je54HLBjw97QEHCOIe1nEFFbpw0SlrMs6KyHyoDHxZrrROUqgd4dZ6kj1_hiNgOCCcLkqpAvPdhMBQXq-40b9q0fGtXnxLKyW36T2VPwVH-4U0RfVEOFzxkQ8imoK95fgTT28n/s320/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">STUDY HALL</span><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> is a month-long online critique group for writers of picture books, which provides manuscript critiques, weekly talks, and daily motivation and accountability under the guidance of a professional, multi-published author.</span></b><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; 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font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> – Once a week, upload a picture book manuscript for critique by Marcie and the other members of the group.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly video chats </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a week Marcie will host a Facebook Live Chat in which she will speak to the manuscripts she has critiqued and provide additional guidance. 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word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Do you have at least FOUR picture book manuscripts you want to revise?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Would you like to dedicate one month to fine-tuning your manuscripts?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; 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font-size: 16.5pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Your One Month of Study Hall Includes:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">FOUR Professional Critiques</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> – Once a week, upload a picture book manuscript for critique by Marcie and the other members of the group.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly video chats </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a week Marcie will host a Facebook Live Chat in which she will speak to the manuscripts she has critiqued and provide additional guidance. If you cannot participate live, the session will be posted in the group for later viewing.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Unlimited Access to Marcie in the Private Facebook Group </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Study Hall will take place in a private Facebook group where Marcie will be daily, responding to your posts, answering your questions, etc. She’s there to support you in your writing projects. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly Live-Virtual Writing Streaks </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Four times a week (Monday through Friday) we will schedule a virtual Writing Streak so we can work alongside each other on our writing projects. Writing Streak times will vary each day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Accountability Check-Ins </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a day (Monday through Friday)—in the morning to set our intention and writing goals for the day and once in the evening to check in and help each other stay accountable and motivated to keep going. It is up to the participant to decide how little or how much they do. Every bit counts! 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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Get ALL of this for the low price of $</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 28pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">245 per month</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Email Marcie at </span></b><a href="mailto:marciecolleen@gmail.com" style="color: #954f72; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; 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widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><img align="left" height="192" hspace="12" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/5795411e-49cd-4e23-bccc-18a8d0171841" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1" width="288" /><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Do you have at least FOUR picture book manuscripts you want to revise?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Would you like to dedicate one month to fine-tuning your manuscripts?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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letter-spacing: 0pt;">STUDY HALL</span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> is a month-long online critique group for writers of picture books, which provides manuscript critiques, weekly talks, and daily motivation and accountability under the guidance of a professional, multi-published author.</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="925" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBHIsdIeN4mSQhKLQ9pMj1OvVc3o5yurWWX4XV4MiXFmHlOkaZ-MxTY0o6vnKWb17dUajVy-laM5qSSameSXmxfNVb_fRbYXGrx9tGTZ7Iqu8aZ8HXGERqrjHwRjfZIVMUU6T3IAV2qaw/s320/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Start 2021 off WRITE!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Two GREAT Opportunities to </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5333333611488342px;">Polish Manuscripts and Meet Your Writing Goals!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Do you have at least FOUR picture book manuscripts you want to revise?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Or do you have at least 40 PAGES of a Chapter Book </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;">manuscript you want guidance on?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Would you like to dedicate one month to fine-tuning your manuscripts?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Could you benefit from the eyes of a professional?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">STUDY HALL</span><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> is a month-long online critique group for writers of picture books (and chapter books), which provides manuscript critiques, weekly talks, and daily motivation and accountability under the guidance of a professional, multi-published author.</span></b><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 11.25pt 0in 7.5pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16.5pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Your One Month of Study Hall Includes:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">FOUR Professional Critiques</span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> – Once a week, upload a picture book manuscript or 10 pages of a chapter book for critique by Marcie and the other members of the group.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly video chats </span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a week Marcie will host a Facebook Live Chat in which she will speak to the manuscripts she has critiqued and provide additional guidance. If you cannot participate live, the session will be posted in the group for later viewing.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Unlimited Access to Marcie in the Private Facebook Group </span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Study Hall will take place in a private Facebook group where Marcie will be daily, responding to your posts, answering your questions, etc. She’s there to support you in your writing projects. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly Live-Virtual Writing Streaks </span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Four times a week (Monday through Friday) we will schedule a virtual Writing Streak so we can work alongside each other on our writing projects. Writing Streak times will vary each day.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Accountability Check-Ins </span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a day (Monday through Friday)—in the morning to set our intention and writing goals for the day and once in the evening to check in and help each other stay accountable and motivated to keep going. It is up to the participant to decide how little or how much they do. Every bit counts! The most important thing is daily progress.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Small Group Attention</span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> – Each month of </span><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Picture</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Book Study Hall will have no more than </span></span><b style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">SIX</b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> participants. </span><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Chapter</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Book Study Hall is capped at <b>FOUR</b> participants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Get ALL of this for the low price of $</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 28pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">245 per month for PBs or $400 per month for CBs</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Email Marcie at </span></b><a href="mailto:marciecolleen@gmail.com" style="color: #954f72; text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">marciecolleen@gmail.com</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">starts </span></b><b style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">on January 4th </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">and runs for four weeks! </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="font-size: 26.66666603088379px;"><b>Limited space!</b></span></span></div><br style="font-size: 14.520000457763672px; text-align: start;" /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> (If space is available, writers may join for more than one month at a time.)</span></b></div></div>Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-57844729457499622592020-10-10T12:22:00.002-04:002020-10-10T12:22:37.562-04:00Last Chance for Study Hall in 2020! A Session for BOTH Picture Books and Chapter Books!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-Mgb1JoCH8NJJYYghLbhc2WNAp66BZiWn5qiAKUyYZs-wWJ8s62vEinDRSYc8SQV1FQzGVGa-7KGRv0d4rFfQKjmtPs5nBTObedyEbEjsXwSh7Inq5ziY5mFNBdEqKKc9X14KTdnrg1w/s925/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="925" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-Mgb1JoCH8NJJYYghLbhc2WNAp66BZiWn5qiAKUyYZs-wWJ8s62vEinDRSYc8SQV1FQzGVGa-7KGRv0d4rFfQKjmtPs5nBTObedyEbEjsXwSh7Inq5ziY5mFNBdEqKKc9X14KTdnrg1w/s320/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Two GREAT Opportunities to </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5333333611488342px;">Polish Manuscripts and Meet Your Writing Goals Before the End of the Year!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Do you have at least FOUR picture book manuscripts you want to revise?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Or do you have at least 40 PAGES of a Chapter Book </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">manuscript you want guidance on?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Would you like to dedicate one month to fine-tuning your manuscripts?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Could you benefit from the eyes of a professional?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">STUDY HALL</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> is a month-long online critique group for writers of picture books (and chapter books), which provides manuscript critiques, weekly talks, and daily motivation and accountability under the guidance of a professional, multi-published author.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 11.25pt 0in 7.5pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16.5pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Your One Month of Study Hall Includes:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">FOUR Professional Critiques</span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> – Once a week, upload a picture book manuscript or 10 pages of a chapter book for critique by Marcie and the other members of the group.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly video chats </span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a week Marcie will host a Facebook Live Chat in which she will speak to the manuscripts she has critiqued and provide additional guidance. If you cannot participate live, the session will be posted in the group for later viewing.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Unlimited Access to Marcie in the Private Facebook Group </span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Study Hall will take place in a private Facebook group where Marcie will be daily, responding to your posts, answering your questions, etc. She’s there to support you in your writing projects. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly Live-Virtual Writing Streaks </span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Four times a week (Monday through Friday) we will schedule a virtual Writing Streak so we can work alongside each other on our writing projects. Writing Streak times will vary each day.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Accountability Check-Ins </span></b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a day (Monday through Friday)—in the morning to set our intention and writing goals for the day and once in the evening to check in and help each other stay accountable and motivated to keep going. It is up to the participant to decide how little or how much they do. Every bit counts! The most important thing is daily progress.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Small Group Attention</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Courier New;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> – Each month of </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Picture</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Book Study Hall will have no more than </span></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">SIX</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> participants. </span><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Chapter</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> Book Study Hall is capped at <b>FOUR</b> participants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Get ALL of this for the low price of $</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 28pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">245 per month for PBs or $400 per month for CBs</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Email Marcie at </span></b><a href="mailto:marciecolleen@gmail.com" style="color: #954f72;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">marciecolleen@gmail.com</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> to <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Last Study Hall of 2020 </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">starts </span></b><b style="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">on Nov 2nd! </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Meet those End of Year Goals!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="font-size: 26.66666603088379px;"><b>Limited space!</b></span></span></div><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.520000457763672px; text-align: start;" /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> (If space is available, writers may join for more than one month at a time.)</span></b></div></div>Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-13863981424888437842020-08-13T20:20:00.002-04:002020-08-13T20:20:46.646-04:00Make the Fall Your Most Productive Yet! Join Study Hall!<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-9102327481475698299" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 490px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfVfmJeYOqK7YiBr6zV4kQpNUQ035OEXN5yf0KdP4bkGkoGdsDMViVjbyhYrFGTGQvhWtWCQyVZf7BbmsjYJKrPiq8Wo6gsehUTgqPXtLx3WNK8NcBaPnc01bjC-CTAxJt82lA8G_xj_I/s925/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="925" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfVfmJeYOqK7YiBr6zV4kQpNUQ035OEXN5yf0KdP4bkGkoGdsDMViVjbyhYrFGTGQvhWtWCQyVZf7BbmsjYJKrPiq8Wo6gsehUTgqPXtLx3WNK8NcBaPnc01bjC-CTAxJt82lA8G_xj_I/w513-h343/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" width="513" /></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Make the Fall a time of creativity and productivity!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal;">Join TODAY!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Do you have at least FOUR picture book manuscripts you want to revise?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Would you like to dedicate one month to fine-tuning your manuscripts?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Could you benefit from the eyes of a professional?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">STUDY HALL</span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> is a month-long online critique group for writers of picture books, which provides manuscript critiques, weekly talks, and daily motivation and accountability under the guidance of a professional, multi-published author.</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; 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font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> – Once a week, upload a picture book manuscript for critique by Marcie and the other members of the group.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly video chats </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a week Marcie will host a Facebook Live Chat in which she will speak to the manuscripts she has critiqued and provide additional guidance. If you cannot participate live, the session will be posted in the group for later viewing.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Unlimited Access to Marcie in the Private Facebook Group </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Study Hall will take place in a private Facebook group where Marcie will be daily, responding to your posts, answering your questions, etc. She’s there to support you in your writing projects. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Weekly Live-Virtual Writing Streaks </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Four times a week (Monday through Friday) we will schedule a virtual Writing Streak so we can work alongside each other on our writing projects. 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The most important thing is daily progress.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Small Group Attention</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> – Each month of Study Hall will have no more than <b>SIX</b> participants.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Get ALL of this for the low price of $</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 28pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">245 per month</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Email Marcie at </span></b><a href="mailto:marciecolleen@gmail.com" style="color: #954f72;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">marciecolleen@gmail.com</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> to <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Now booking for September, October, and November!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Courier New;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 26.66666603088379px;"><b>Limited space!</b></span></span></div><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 15pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> (If space is available, writers may join for more than one month at a time.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 13.199999809265137px;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #666666; font-size: 10.800000190734863px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px;"></div><p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p>Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-24107579636252476152020-06-24T15:11:00.000-04:002020-06-24T15:11:23.346-04:00ANNOUNCING: Study Hall for Chapter Books! 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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-MWyWDMlRoTOFi3VI167AIXrFlUBhbyckwzy8wUYWcHQykqbNAn4zctXpzYzx5W3uyMCDOLSoDyLirtR0RgZhPubbF9aqpiFHgKX0y3Mn0GdFryHuTHzZabKJDydTCFxTjoS8_jHAgTM/s1600/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="925" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-MWyWDMlRoTOFi3VI167AIXrFlUBhbyckwzy8wUYWcHQykqbNAn4zctXpzYzx5W3uyMCDOLSoDyLirtR0RgZhPubbF9aqpiFHgKX0y3Mn0GdFryHuTHzZabKJDydTCFxTjoS8_jHAgTM/s320/wrtiting-tools_925x.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></span></a><span style="caret-color: rgb(134, 134, 134); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>STUDY HALL for Chapter Books: ($400/month) An online month-long critique group</strong><br /><br />For writers of chapter books, which provides manuscript critiques, weekly talks, and daily motivation and accountability under the guidance of a professional, multi-published author.<br /><br />Your One Month of Study Hall Includes:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Would you like to dedicate one month to fine-tuning your manuscripts?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Get ALL of this for the low price of $</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 28pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">245 per month</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Email Marcie at </span></b><a href="mailto:marciecolleen@gmail.com" style="color: #954f72; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">marciecolleen@gmail.com</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> to <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Now booking for July!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Session starts Monday, July 6<sup>th</sup> and runs for 4 weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Your One Month of Study Hall Includes:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">FOUR Professional Critiques</span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a week, upload a picture book manuscript for critique by Marcie and the other members of the group.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Unlimited Access to Marcie in the Private Facebook Group </span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Study Hall will take place in a private Facebook group where Marcie will be daily, responding to your posts, answering your questions, etc. She’s there to support you in your writing projects. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Live-Virtual Writing Streaks </span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Daily we will schedule a virtual Writing Streak so we can work alongside each other on our writing projects. Writing Streak times will vary each week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: symbol; letter-spacing: 0pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Accountability Check-Ins </span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">– Once a day (Monday through Friday)—in the morning to set our intention and writing goals for the day and once in the evening to check in and help each other stay accountable and motivated to keep going. It is up to the participant to decide how little or how much they do. Every bit counts! The most important thing is daily progress.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Get ALL of this for the low price of </span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">$245</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> per month</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Email Marcie at </span></b><b style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><a href="mailto:marciecolleen@gmail.com" style="color: #954f72;">marciecolleen@gmail.com</a></span></b></span></div>
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Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-71646498871265809202020-01-04T22:39:00.002-05:002020-01-04T22:39:26.413-05:00I Want to Celebrate World Read Aloud Day with You! (Sign-ups Available)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's that magical time of year again, World Read Aloud Day!<br />
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I, along with thousands of children's authors, will be celebrating in classrooms around the globe via Skype.<br />
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Several spots are still available for a FREE 20-minute Skype, which includes a read aloud of one of my books (you choose!) and a brief Q&A.<br />
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Sign up today! <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040c4aa9a628a5fa7-wrad" target="_blank">Just follow this link.</a><br />
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<br />Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-5490578074912658552019-12-20T10:55:00.000-05:002019-12-20T10:55:03.553-05:00Dear Santa: one writer's Christmas wish (annual repost)<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6393306409293529728" itemprop="description articleBody" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 490px;">
<i>Originally published December 21, 2011. Dedicated to everyone with a very specific writer's wish this holiday season. May Santa bring you what you wish...I'm still waiting for Rick Springfield!</i></div>
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Dear Santa,<br />
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Its been awhile, I know. I have found it difficult to write ever since the Easy Bake Oven incident of 1979, however, I have finally let that go. From what I have gathered through the years, you saved me and my family from many a cake with the consistency of a hockey puck. However, I have to say at times I do feel a little unfulfilled, having never had the "cooking by lightbulb" childhood experience. But despite all of that, I am quite a good baker, as you know because of the milk and cookies I have left you over the years. And we will come back to that later.<br />
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I write today with a very specific want...desire...need! Santa, I WANT AN AGENT! I want a literary agent real bad.<br />
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There I said it.<br />
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To think that I could have that one person who believes in my work as much as I do and who has the professional clout and know-how to launch my career is wonderful!<br />
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To be able to say to other social invitations, "No sorry. I am not available Tuesday. I have a lunch meeting with my agent," would be grand!<br />
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To be "represented" to the Publishing BIG HOUSES in NYC...priceless. Well, not "priceless"...it'll cost me 15% of any earnings...but STILL! To even imagine having <em>earnings </em>from my writing is unfathomable!<br />
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I know what you are going to say. I know you are not in the business of giving <em>people </em>as Christmas gifts. I remember that letter I wrote when I was 10, requesting Rick Springfield to be my boyfriend. You answered that you had found that people did not take kindly to being shoved in your sack and flown around the world only to be delivered under a tree on Christmas, so you gave up the practice. Therefore, I had to be content with a Rick Springfield poster...hardly a substitute.<br />
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I know as much as I promise to take good care of my agent and treat my agent well, you are NOT going to shove one down my chimney. That's why I came up with Plan B.<br />
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I am asking you, dear Santa Claus, to write a Query Letter for me! Who better than someone who supposedly spies on me all year round? You know all about me. You know what I've been writing. So pitch it!<br />
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They say to think of it as an elevator speech...or maybe in your case, a chimney speech. For example, if you suddenly ran into Steven Spielberg on someone's roof and had a script you wanted to sell to him, what would you say to Mr. Spielberg on the trip down the chimney? Get it?<br />
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Anyway, I will also include a list of guidelines. And Santa, please make sure you follow the appropriate guidelines so that your letter can be seriously considered. If I am interested in using your letter, I will certainly follow up by sending the appropriate milk and cookies. However, if you haven't heard from me within 6 to 8 weeks, please assume that I am passing on your letter and will be seeking help elsewhere.<br />
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Thank you in advance for your help. Oh...and Merry Christmas! Let's hope this is the beautiful beginning of the renewal of our friendship.<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
Marcie Colleen</div>
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Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-12869636931002947152019-10-09T13:27:00.001-04:002019-10-09T13:27:23.291-04:00I Have a Key to the City!Last week I had the honor to be the APPLE (All People Promoting Literacy Efforts) Celebration of Reading Author in Henderson, Nevada.<br />
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Sponsored by the City of Henderson, Henderson Libraries, and the Clark County School District, I was flown to Las Vegas for three packed days of school visits.<br />
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The trip culminated in an evening event which was open to the public at the Paseo Verde Library. And get this, at the event, before I did my presentation, I was presented with the key to the city!! That's right, the mayor gave me a key to Henderson, NV.<br />
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Chock this up to the really cool, and unexpected, things that sometimes happen to authors.<br />
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Oh...and I found out that earlier this year Carlos Santana was also granted a key to Henderson. <a href="https://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/carlos-santana-receives-key-to-henderson">https://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/carlos-santana-receives-key-to-henderson</a><br />
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Maybe I should reach out to him so we can meet up and check to see which doors it opens!<br />
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Thanks, Henderson! Keep reading!<br />
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<br />Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-38992041280697200632019-08-14T14:27:00.000-04:002019-08-14T14:27:08.414-04:00Join Study Hall and End 2019 the Right Way! Now Enrolling for October, November, and a Mini December<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Would you like to dedicate one month to fine-tuning your manuscripts?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Chalkduster; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">STUDY HALL</span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">is a month-long online critique group for writers of picture books, which provides manuscript critiques, weekly talks, and daily motivation and accountability under the guidance of a professional, multi-published author.</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16.5pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Your One Month of Study Hall Includes:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Get ALL of this for the low price of $</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 28pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">198 per month</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Email Marcie at </span></b><a href="mailto:marciecolleen@gmail.com" style="color: #954f72; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">marciecolleen@gmail.com</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">to <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">End 2019 the right way!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-88395426471846492432019-07-08T10:43:00.003-04:002019-07-08T10:43:43.887-04:00The Heart (and Power) of an Indie BookstoreMarianne Reiner, owner of Run For Cover Bookstore (<a href="http://www.runforcoverbookstore.com/">www.runforcoverbookstore.com</a>) in Ocean Beach, San Diego has outdone herself! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over the weekend I received an email from Marianne. She had overheard a father and daughter in her children's section, reading <i>Super Happy Party Bears #1: Gnawing Around</i>. The daughter, 5, was immediately drawn to the Bears, handing the book to her father who started to read aloud, prompting him all along to continue. "Don't stop!" "Just one more page."</div>
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As the two approached the counter to purchase the book, Marianne spoke with them. She explained that the author lived locally and was a friend. She learned that the two were in San Diego on vacation and would be returning home soon. </div>
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The little girl would soon be a big sister and this vacation was to make her feel extra special before the new baby arrived. Marianne's wheels started turning and she cooked up a wonderful surprise to make this a vacation to remember.</div>
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Marianne emailed me to tell me about the young girl and her love of the Super Happy Party Bears book. She said she wanted to <i>gift</i> the second book to the girl and wondered if I could come to the store to sign it. Of course I did (adding a Super Happy Party Bears button to the special package)!</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Thank you, and Marcie, so much for the signed book - she was over the moon, and immediately starting comparing the different chapter title numbers and looking at the stories. She’s thrilled about the buttons, and is already talking about wanting all the books! Thank you for making our vacation here special. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><u></u></span></div>
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Thank you, Marianne! Connecting readers to books is a magical endeavor and you are a generous sorceress, indeed.</div>
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Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-25851266880121598312019-04-01T11:19:00.000-04:002019-04-01T11:19:52.508-04:00A SUPER HAPPY Fan Mail Monday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-30867156712979505802019-03-25T13:16:00.000-04:002019-03-25T13:16:10.509-04:00Fan Mail Monday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-10115644424872709302018-12-14T12:16:00.000-05:002018-12-14T12:16:56.324-05:00Dear Santa: one writer's Christmas wish (annual report)<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6393306409293529728" itemprop="description articleBody" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 490px;">
<i>Originally published December 21, 2011. Dedicated to everyone with a very specific writer's wish this holiday season. May Santa bring you what you wish...I'm still waiting for Rick Springfield!</i></div>
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Dear Santa,<br /><br />Its been awhile, I know. I have found it difficult to write ever since the Easy Bake Oven incident of 1979, however, I have finally let that go. From what I have gathered through the years, you saved me and my family from many a cake with the consistency of a hockey puck. However, I have to say at times I do feel a little unfulfilled, having never had the "cooking by lightbulb" childhood experience. But despite all of that, I am quite a good baker, as you know because of the milk and cookies I have left you over the years. And we will come back to that later.<br /><br />I write today with a very specific want...desire...need! Santa, I WANT AN AGENT! I want a literary agent real bad.<br /><br />There I said it.<br /><br />To think that I could have that one person who believes in my work as much as I do and who has the professional clout and know-how to launch my career is wonderful!<br /><br />To be able to say to other social invitations, "No sorry. I am not available Tuesday. I have a lunch meeting with my agent," would be grand!<br /><br />To be "represented" to the Publishing BIG HOUSES in NYC...priceless. Well, not "priceless"...it'll cost me 15% of any earnings...but STILL! To even imagine having <em>earnings </em>from my writing is unfathomable!<br /><br />I know what you are going to say. I know you are not in the business of giving <em>people </em>as Christmas gifts. I remember that letter I wrote when I was 10, requesting Rick Springfield to be my boyfriend. You answered that you had found that people did not take kindly to being shoved in your sack and flown around the world only to be delivered under a tree on Christmas, so you gave up the practice. Therefore, I had to be content with a Rick Springfield poster...hardly a substitute.<br /><br />I know as much as I promise to take good care of my agent and treat my agent well, you are NOT going to shove one down my chimney. That's why I came up with Plan B.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgJQHELpiAQN3EFzqN6FIltAG621uVRT9-h86N5gJfwwmnErFujbKzVK3Fz87x7zJBSGD6OZc-dpReHUm8vvcVpIoZdB55uLjrwh5_5mOxiG6IcZdZkphkfwpqFCmtDXHynjaGgJqO2tR/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #888888; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgJQHELpiAQN3EFzqN6FIltAG621uVRT9-h86N5gJfwwmnErFujbKzVK3Fz87x7zJBSGD6OZc-dpReHUm8vvcVpIoZdB55uLjrwh5_5mOxiG6IcZdZkphkfwpqFCmtDXHynjaGgJqO2tR/s1600/images.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a>When you arrive at my home on Christmas Eve, instead of the customary milk and cookies, you are going to notice three things: my computer with a window already open to a blank document in Microsoft Word, my printer all ready to go with plenty of paper, and a dictionary (agents do not like to see misspellings or misused words).<br /><br />I am asking you, dear Santa Claus, to write a Query Letter for me! Who better than someone who supposedly spies on me all year round? You know all about me. You know what I've been writing. So pitch it!<br /><br />They say to think of it as an elevator speech...or maybe in your case, a chimney speech. For example, if you suddenly ran into Steven Spielberg on someone's roof and had a script you wanted to sell to him, what would you say to Mr. Spielberg on the trip down the chimney? Get it?<br /><br />Anyway, I will also include a list of guidelines. And Santa, please make sure you follow the appropriate guidelines so that your letter can be seriously considered. If I am interested in using your letter, I will certainly follow up by sending the appropriate milk and cookies. However, if you haven't heard from me within 6 to 8 weeks, please assume that I am passing on your letter and will be seeking help elsewhere.<br /><br />Thank you in advance for your help. Oh...and Merry Christmas! Let's hope this is the beautiful beginning of the renewal of our friendship.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Marcie Colleen</div>
Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-47118260681209078382018-11-03T15:37:00.003-04:002018-11-03T15:37:41.351-04:00PENGUINAUT! LIFT OFF<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-11509025812294961842018-09-24T11:57:00.000-04:002018-09-24T11:57:12.988-04:00Now Announcing: December MINI Study Hall!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: 'courier new'; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">Email Marcie at </span></b><a href="mailto:marciecolleen@gmail.com" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="font-family: 'courier new'; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;">marciecolleen@gmail.com</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: 'courier new'; font-size: 20pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"> to <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-60162614083009233862018-08-06T12:03:00.000-04:002018-08-06T12:10:51.834-04:00See You Soon, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Arkansas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-76230484306676592802018-07-13T16:51:00.000-04:002018-07-13T16:51:36.926-04:00KIDLIT SAYS NO TO KIDS IN CAGES Auction and Raffle<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am honored to be participating in this support. Bid on either a Picture Book Critique from yours truly or enter to win a signed copy of <i>Love, Triangle</i>.</span></span><br />
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