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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.

Pssst! Finding a Secret Seed Society

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sssbooksLettuce begin quickly, y’all!

Squash your brain cells together to come up with a great idea about an onion. Not just any onion, mind you. This Onion will have to fit in with the rest of the bunch if you hope to win the writing competition sponsored by the Secret Seed Society.

Now, I don’t carrot’all if you’ve never written a story where you had to personify a veggie. For the prize money involved, it’s certainly worth a try! And there are plenty of details provided to give you an idea of what these folks are looking for. Orange you at least going to take a look?

So, write fast, ’cause you only have till October 5 to get your 700 word story sent. Wouldn’t it be radish if you won?

(Am I the only one who’s suddenly starving???)

To Ban Books or Not To Ban (It’s Not Really a Question)

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The last week in September is Banned Books Week, which does NOT mean that the American Library Association and a bunch of other illustrious organizations are jumping up and down, trying to get books banned.

It does mean we’re all jumping and down for the freedom to read what we choose to read.

Now, I’ll be the first to say that there are books out there that little bitty kids probably shouldn’t read. And maybe some books that grown-up kids wished they’d never read. But deciding what to read (or not read) should be an individual’s choice (or a choice discussed with a parent in the case of younger students). Because, frankly, there are some folks out there who have a very strange idea of what’s improper reading material. Just take a look at this map of banned books to see what I mean.

I’ve read most of the books that have been banned somewhere, sometime. Honestly, my mother let me read all kinds of books when I was a kid. And I survived with my morals, values, and political views (such as they are) intact.

It’s all about Freadom, whether you’re a writer, a reader or both. No question about it.