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Cheryl Reif

Cheryl lives and writes with her inspirational family, two energetic dogs, and a small mammal menagerie, all of which are fairly tame. She writes about cool science stuff for children and adults, daydreams about stories and characters 87% of the time, and tries not to plot novels while driving.

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Affiliate Marketing for Book Lovers: Friend or Foe?

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I’m a book junkie. I admit it: I’m drawn to buy books of all types, shapes, and sizes, and have my excuses lined up for why I should buy each one.

I should buy…

…books at conferences, because I’m supporting the speakers, and because I can get signed copies. …books for ongoing …

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Ten Last-Minute Gifts for Your Favorite Writer

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Last week, writing friend Jill Kemerer posted a blog titled The Gift I Want but Hate to Admit, and I gotta say, it resonates with me. A day with no obligations and magically-appearing food (and disappearing dishes) sounds heavenly.

With all the hustle and bustle and shopping and gift-giving that comes with this season, it’s …

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Finding Time for Writing…at the Wild Writers

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This week I’m blogging about Finding Time for Writing: the Power of Small Assignments over at the Wild Writers—because heaven knows there’s not time for much else this week! Small assignments are the ONLY way I’m keeping my head in the writing game, so I don’t completely lose momentum by the New Year.

Here’s a …

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Faith in the Writing Process

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One of the reasons (the fun one!) that I didn’t make my NaNoWriMo goal this year is—I had the unexpected opportunity to work on another project, this one a nonfiction book for young readers. In the past two weeks, I’ve gone through a series of writing ups and downs that are starting to feel strangely …

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Tuesday Ten: Ways Writers Procrastin…Recharge

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Is it Tuesday already? That seems to be my reaction to every day lately. Well, not “Is it Tuesday already?” but “Is it [fill-in-whatever-day-it-is] already?” Unless I forget which day it is, but that’s another post…

Science fair projects, finals week, Christmas shopping, choir and orchestra concerts, parties—have you noticed how December is the …

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