Monthly Archives: June 2014

It’s Monday! What are you reading? adult fiction and Messner

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Joanne Toft

I had a long list of books to read this past week and thought I would get through them but a quick trip to the northern woods of Minnesota slowed me down. Reading is one great love but the other … Continue reading →

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Summers off ???

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Joanne Toft

We are a week away from the fourth of July and summer is in full swing. Gardens are growing – I even have small tomatoes on my plants amazing for Minnesota. School is out and teachers are taking their three … Continue reading →

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A Writing Surprise – outlines

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Joanne Toft

outline (ˈaʊtˌlaɪn) n 1. a preliminary or schematic plan, draft, account, etc Outlines – I hate them. I struggled with them as a student. I struggled to get 3rd and 4th graders to see why they needed them. I just didn’t see the need for them in the work … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? -a little of everything

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Joanne Toft

It has been a few weeks since I have posted on Monday so I have a few books to share. I can’t really pull a connection for these books other than to say I am reading fiction. Picture Book: The … Continue reading →

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Settling into writing

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Joanne Toft

Summer came and I moved outdoors for the last few weeks. I have been reading but not writing. The garden called, the lake called and some how two weeks sailed by in the gentle breezes with no words on paper … Continue reading →

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