In Celebration of Anna’s Life
21 years ago my dear friend Anna Haze was born, and 2 years ago, she passed away. She was 15 when I first met her. My first YA novel had yet to be published, and she was in the hospital, fighting for her life. I had a good feeling about this passionate, sweet, generous, silly, … Continue reading »
Shed Art
English Teacher Cassie Cox Believes in Author Visits
Author visits create life-long readers. Author visits motivate my students to read more than they ever felt themselves capable of reading. Thanks to author visits, I’ve witnessed students “doing what’s rewarding versus doing what’s rewarded.” They read because meeting the authors of books they read is rewarding. As a teacher, those students who have joined … Continue reading »
Roll them drums, y’all!
Today marks the launch of my new author website, http://www.wendytoliver.com. I felt that since I’m giving my writing career a fresh start, where I’m working on Middle Grade as well as Young Adult and recently signed with a new literary agent, the nonpareil Holly Root, I felt like my author website needed a fresh start … Continue reading »
Meet My Pups
In a world divided by Dog People and Cat People, I’ve recently come to the conclusion that I am a hybrid. Yes I love cats and always will, but with these two new additions to the Toliver clan, I have to confess that Team Dog is winning me over. The husky is Stormy and the … Continue reading »
