Christine Fonseca, author of Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope With Explosive Feelings has done it again!

It’s out! Its out! And ready for you to pick up on Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

The Blurb: Pssst! Want to know a secret? 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids: The Ultimate Handbook is a must-read for gifted kids ages 8 to 12 who want to find success in school and life. If you know gifted kids, they will love the 101 awesome secrets, tips, and tricks included in this book!

Chock full of fun suggestions and practical strategies, 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids covers topics including bullying, school performance, perfectionism, friendships, and sibling rivalries. Fun quizzes, tip sheets, and practical Q & A sections from other gifted kids and preteens make this book fun to read and give gifted kids insight into everything they’ve ever wanted to know about being gifted. Proven strategies for dealing with stress management, parents’ and teachers’ expectations, anxiety, cyber-bullying, friendship troubles, and more make this the must-have guide for every gifted kid!

Buy it at Amazon or Barnes and Noble

Check out her blog at http://christinefonseca.wordpress.com/ or catch her on twitter at @chrstinef

You won’t be sorry you did!

Have you heard the buzz? Napkins are the next canvas! Well, at least they are for this guy @TheNapkinDad (Marty Coleman) and they have been since 1998. It all started with his little doodles for his girls in their lunch boxes and now has expanded to much more. In fact, one of the napkins received mainstream recognition when it was was featured in Time Magazine post the Obama election.

I found out about @TheNapkinDad when he replied to a tweet of mine and I thought… “What a curious twitter name… I wonder what it means?” And of course, being curious to fault… I clicked on his blog and started a conversation with him.

The story about how he got started doing the Napkin Thing choked me up. What a great dad and guy this man is! What an ingenious idea to pour your creative outlet onto a napkin. What’s better, he is getting noticed by many people. Television shows and magazines have picked him up and done interviews. Now all he needs is a book deal. Shoot, that should be easy right? I mean, if you look through his sight you will see many things that challenge the way you think, live, dream, love, believe… all on the face of a napkin. This is good stuff!

He draws what is happening in his life and the world. So in light of the recent earthquakes and tsunami’s you will see his inspirational work reflect these tragedies.

You can see all his napkins on his website and even follow his blog or drop him a line to let him know how his wit has impacted you.

He inspired me sooo much, I made a napkin drawing of my own. However, we only have paper towels here… so I improvised. Be kind… it’s my first time.

Yah, I know. I won’t quit my day job. LOL

Ahem, so if you haven’t done it yet, go check out @TheNapkinDad (Marty Coleman) on twitter or follow his website at http://www.napkindad.com. Seriously, good stuff. Oh and if you know a publisher interested in this… hook him up! This would be a great coffee table book!

Two great napkins YOU MUST see if you see no others: Christina Taylor Green and Rain Puddles
Read More: http://www.napkindad.com/2011/01/give-this-to-your-local-politician-good.html AND Martin Luther King Day. Seriously, seriously check them out.

Reminder: the CAROLPOCALYPSE is going on right now. Tons of prizes to be give away. Have you entered yet?

No worries, I’m not talking infectious diseases here… nor the common cold virus. I’m talking about YOU.

Ask yourself, “Am I contagious?”

Now, ponder what exactly this could mean to you. To me, it means a lot more then one would think. To be contagious… well… is absolutely and completely awesome in this context!

Recently, I was told that my attitude was contagious. This is one of the highest complements I could’ve received, but with it also comes a lot of responsibility. If you’re being happy and excited about something, it’s easy to see the contagious spirit as a complement. However, what happens when I am upset and grumpy? Will that attitude become as contagious as the last? [...read more...]

Enjoy the show… don’t laugh too hard.

And yes, I am in a t-shirt… don’t judge me.

We are in the big leagues now… in a little under a month, @EisleyJacobs will have 1500 followers on twitter. Cripes, the pressure!

The good news is… I love books! And love… well tons of other stuff. Why is that good news to you?

*sneaky hand wring*

Cuzz I’m giving some away. Ohhhh yes. Books, for sure. And coffee for double sure… and a Fall Wallet made by a good writer friend of mine!

Unlike my other contests, winner does not take all! INSTEAD, I will have a winner for each prize and all you have to do is enter! And how do you enter? So glad you asked… [...more...]

A few people on twitter have asked what the blueprint for my synopsis was.

I know it’s a daunting task… at least it feels like a daunting task when you start. And while, yes you are thrilled when it’s over, it’s also very rewarding to get through it.

Below are the steps I took to write my synopsis… in 7 DAYS… [..more...]

No idle time on these hands… no way. I wouldn’t want someone to think I didn’t have ADD/ADHD.

So, with the completion and submission of my two genres of novels (Both out on partials or fulls next week, comes the new and exciting topic… what’s next!

Research is next.

Whaaaaa?

Oh yes, it’s time to research. [... read more ...]

@MeganCurd and I debated this via twitter/text messages last night. I told her eventually this process would end…

@MeganCurd: Have you seen this ending? Because I think you’re making it all up.
@EisleyJacobs: *I* haven’t seen the end… But I know it exists!!! It’s coming… For one of my books…Not the first, nor the second but maybe the third or fourth.
@MeganCurd: …or the seventeenth. Whichever.

I then put her on ignore for the rest of the night.

Well, okay. Not really. It was time for me to head to bed but I did reply with something like “LA LA LA LA LA not listening..”. Or something. I can’t really remember.

Ahem. [...read more of this fascinating post...]

We all go through different seasons of our lives. Good, bad, ugly, beautiful… Our children growing, death, new jobs, promotions, new circumstances, etc. Seasons are important to our lives almost as much as they are to our writing. Because as a writer we go through different seasons as we write/edit/submit our novels. We all know this. [...]

It’s my birthday week… yes, I am turning older… a whole year older. How does that happen? In any event, if I don’t make goals for the week, things aren’t going to go as well as they could. Turning older takes thought and consideration. If I don’t have it written down, I just might think [...]