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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

Finding a Way to Spread the Word with Cheerios

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I could have said “Finding a Way to Spread the Word with Jon Scieszka” but I’m not gonna lie. Jon has been hanging about here at Finders and Keepers so much, I’m thinking of renaming the blog.

BUT, the man has been busy. Now he’s teamed up with Cheerios and First Book to distribute 100,000 books to kids in need around this great country. And on this day before Thanksgiving, I thought it might be nice to lend a hand and spread the word.

I’m so grateful that I always had books in my house when I was growing up. I remember that my mother ordered an entire set of children’s books for me when I was a wee, little girl. My favorite book was A Pickle for a Nickel. I’m not sure that book could be found now, but it was definitely a keeper. My mom didn’t keep those childhood books of mine, but I’ve kept several  (okay, TONS) of kid’s books, including quite a few of Jon Scieszka’s. There will always be children’s books in my house, even if the children are all grown up.

And I’d love to see children in Georgia get tons of books, too. But honestly, I’m happy for any state to get these books. So get over to the Cheerios 100,000 Books Giveaway and play the trivia game to determine which five states will get the books. I played my fingers off, and I’m not gonna lie. I scored pretty high!

Tooting My Horn Tuesday on TH Stuff

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The Nano Lament (Sung to the tune of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”)

I’ve been working on the novel, all the livelong day.
I’ve been working on the novel, and I’ve got a lot to say.
Don’t you see your shouting hubby? He’s starving and he’s mad!
Don’t you see I’ve got to finish? Peanut butter’s not that bad.

First TH: 30, 000 words on my novel-in-progress! Count ’em and weep, fellow writers. (Come to think of it, the Beneficent Mr. Hall is almost on the verge of tears himself. Perhaps for an entirely different reason. Perhaps it has something to do with my personal hygiene. Perhaps I’ve shared a little too much.)

A quick word about Thin Threads, which is a new book series based on stories about thin threads or life-changing moments. Many moons ago, I sent a story and forgot all about it. Until I received a recent email saying, Whee! You’re a finalist! (I’m paraphrasing, but it was something along those lines.) Then, I received another email saying, Whee! Your story’s been selected for a Thin Threads book or whatever we decide to do with it! (Second TH) So, check out their recent contest if you’ve got one of those thin thread moments.

Finally, when I looked back at the Tooting My Horn Tuesday posts, I realized I had more toots than last year (Um, you know what I mean, right?). And I’m darn thankful for the throngs (Third TH) of folks who put up with my tooting, and always have such nice things to say. (Okay, maybe throngs is stretching it. But I’m all about the THemes.)

Oh! And have a blessed and bountiful THanksgiving! (Gee, I sure hope the Beneficent Mr. Hall picks up a turkey for us or it’s going to be a very peanutty holiday at the Hall house!)