Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach

  • Home
  • About
  • Books
    • On Being a Writer
      • Media Kit
  • Speaking
    • Book Ann as a Guest on Your Show
  • Podcast
  • Everything
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Work With Me

August 8, 2009 3 Comments

Meet Henry!

The "Name That Boy" contest is officially over.Garnering 31 percent of the votes, we have a winner.The "not so fast" boy's name is...Henry!More than one person suggested Henry, so the names went into the box lid to be drawn by my flesh-and-blood boy.Who won the second complimentary copy of Not So Fast?Jane Anne, of Gravity of Motion!Congratulations, Jane Anne, and thanks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: books, children, slowing, Uncategorized, writer, writers, writing Tagged With: Not So Fast, Not So Fast book

August 7, 2009 4 Comments

On the Air with Ann

(photo credit: stock.xchng)I was interviewed by phone about Not So Fast on a station in Minneapolis, MN, for the "Live! with Jeff & Lee" show.(Wait, let's pause for a second to count how many prepositional phrases I packed into that first sentence. What's your count? I think it's six if you count the one that squeezes in with the name of the show. And the sentence … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, motherhood, parenting, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, Uncategorized, writer, writing Tagged With: Not So Fast, Not So Fast book

August 3, 2009 3 Comments

"Name That Boy" Poll

A lot of really great names were proposed (with a few repeats). Some were sweet little boy names, some were symbolic, and a few sounded like names that the little boy inherited from a high-achieving great-grandpa.After a grueling evaluation, I narrowed them down to just a few.By the way, a friend dipped into his creative juices to come up with (among others) Loaded-Down … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, reading, Uncategorized Tagged With: Not So Fast, Not So Fast book

July 22, 2009 10 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Midwestern Americana

(Photo credit goes to my mom, Lynn Hopper,who snapped a picture of this impressive hay-bale artnot far from where I grew up.) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Wordless Wednesday

June 24, 2009 7 Comments

Are You Enjoying the Benefits of a Slower Life?

This article in The Boston Globe claims that some families are discovering unexpected benefits of a slower approach to life in the midst of economic downturn."It's hard to slow down. It's hard to step back," said one of the people interviewed who lost a corporate law job, "but it's a blessing in disguise."The article doesn't go into great detail, but touches on a few areas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

June 18, 2009 12 Comments

Food on Fridays: Corn Muffin Bake-Off

(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you can just share about your favorite VBS snack, describe hummus as if you've been assigned that as a sensory-focused creative writing prompt, or tell us a childhood dietary mishap (I, for example, ate too many Bugles one time, threw up, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

June 7, 2009 Leave a Comment

Let the Sea Resound

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it.(Psalm 96:11)[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCvU6f6F2aU] … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

May 21, 2009 22 Comments

Food on Fridays: Cheese, Tea and Soup

(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Just write about a great waiter who served you recently, snap some pictures at the farmer's market, or describe the best cheese slicer you've ever owned.In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. I think of it as a virtual pitch-in where … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

May 14, 2009 13 Comments

Food on Fridays: Turkey Tetrazzini

(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Just write about a peanut allergy, snap a picture of your broken toaster, or describe your first attempt at once-a-month cooking.In other words, the Food on Fridays parameters are not at all narrow. I think of it as a virtual pitch-in where everyone brings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

April 25, 2009 2 Comments

Do-Re-Mi

Many thanks to alert reader Lynn Hopper for sending this link.One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite musicals in one of my favorite countries.Wish I could have been there. I guess this YouTube video is the next best thing.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k] … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

April 21, 2009 5 Comments

Favorite Old Books

Hey, why's the musty old book back?Because my friend Linda at True Red had a great idea: how about we make some lists of favorite old texts? To kick off our lists, she wrote:A few of my favorites authors are anything by Jane Austen, Ernest Hemingway, George McDonald, George Orwell, Emily Dickensen, GK Chesteron. My husband loves loves Dickens. And of course everything CS … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

April 19, 2009 1 Comment

What Must I Do?

We saw this on the wall of Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, where we took the Calvin College nephew for lunch yesterday here in Grand Rapids.I'm not quite sure what Jimmy John's is asking patrons to believe in, but I thought of Acts 16, when Paul and Silas were in jail:About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

April 6, 2009 5 Comments

Drawing Near

Years ago a friend gave me this Mary Engelbreit card. She remembered that I had cited in a discussion group the more poetic New American Standard translation of James 4:8, "Draw near to God," in lieu of the New International Version's "Come near to God." She found Mary's artistic representation positively charming and knew I would, too. Whichever version we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

April 4, 2009 7 Comments

An Impulse Purchase

We made a stop on the way to visit the Belgian Wonder's niece.It was just a couple of blocks from the freeway exit.This stop can almost be considered educational, as the space is set up for field trips, with step-by-step narrative printed on glass panes explaining the machinery.Conveyer belts. Sugar glaze waterfalls. Proofing boxes that look like miniature carnival … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

February 28, 2009 2 Comments

More on a TV-Free Lifestyle

After a brief brownie diversion on Friday, I thought we could return to the discussion launched the other day with my post, "Could You Live TV-Free?"This is basically a resource page. I found others online who are committed to collecting research, articles and links on this topic of living TV-free and wanted to share them with you: How TV is (quite literally) Killing Us, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 7
  • Next Page »

Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach

Providing you with resources and inspiration to be more curious, creative, and productive.

Ad - SiteGround Web Hosting - Crafted for easy site management. Amazing Speed; Powerful Tools; Top-rated support. Learn more.
Make Your Sentences Sing: 7 Sentence Openers to Add Music to Your Prose (Mini Course from Ann Kroeker.Teachable.com)
TWL-100-best-websites-2016-2-300x300

Archives

Categories

Ann Kroeker is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. Not every link leads to compensation, but assume that each does.
© 2006-2022 Ann Kroeker All Rights Reserved

instagram twitter facebook pinterest

Landing page graphic and other design elements by Sophie Kroeker.

Privacy Policy · Copyright © 2023