Shaylene King

May 19, 2013

How Predators are Using Instagram and Why Your Child is at Risk

I am not one of those over protective parents who think everyone is out to get my children nor do I think Instagram is bad. I do however believe there are unkind people in the world who will use for bad things created for good. It is my job as a parent to protect my kids [...]

May 14, 2013

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10 Things Every Mom Needs to Know, From Kids Everywhere

An Open Letter to Mom If you are a mom, this is a must watch. Here is a little reality check with wit and humor, seen through the eyes of a child.

May 9, 2013

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A Modern Retelling, Eunuch to Talent Scout, meet Hawk

Standing in front of me, blocking the sun with his silhouette, was this—man-boy. A man-boy is what Calliope and I call guys we think are cute and totally too old for us but not really old—old, like our parents. Take for example, Matt Damon, who did all of the Bourne Identity movies. Cute. But [...]

March 16, 2013

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What Do Your Book Characters Look Like To Your Target Audience?

Curious what your book characters look like to your target audience? I have often wondered myself how others might see my characters. Do they picture them the way I visualize them? Have I done a good job describing my characters physical traits, style and personality? I teach fifth grade and recently began to think, hummm…fifth [...]

February 27, 2013

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The Bully Effect, Documentary Today!

AC360 special documentary: The Bully Effect Tomorrow night at 10 pm we are joining the organization Stop Bullying: Speak Up, Cartoon Network, CNN, and AC360, as Anderson Cooper 360 airs their special, “The Bully Effect.” Check out “The Bully Effect.” This special is looking at the lives of the people featured in the movie Bully and [...]

February 23, 2013

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Mom & Daughter’s World Collide: Downton Abbey Meets One Direction

My daughter Jordan and I are very different. She loves One Direction. I like One Republic. Her fashion sense is more urban while I am more classic. I am a touchy feeling kind of person, she…is not. Although we are different, I often try to find ways to celebrate how our differences can bring [...]

February 14, 2013

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Valentines Day Scrooge? Yep, That’s Me!

I am not a lover of Valentines Day. I think it goes back to high School when all my friends boyfriends made them feel special…giving them boxes of chocolate, cards, perfume, and flowers.Every year they were shower with love and attention from their boyfriends while I could only wish it was me. I never knew [...]

February 12, 2013

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Experiencing The Places My Novel’s Charecters Explore

Almost as much fun as writing my first novel was recently visiting the places I have brought to life. In Liberty Layne and the One-Girl Rebelution, my middle grade fiction novel, Liberty and her bff Calliope and cousin Lincoln head to San Francisco to audition for a singing competition. Familiar places to me are used [...]

February 6, 2013

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Did You Know Social Media and Breathing Are One In The Same For Teen Girls?

Did you know social media is just as important as breathing for most teenage girls? It’s true! Girls are relationally wired. Relationships with their peers are one of the most important things to them. Social media has opened wide new avenues for teen girls to “relate” or communicate with each other. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram [...]

February 4, 2013

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Writing A Novel? Reality Check!

I was under the impression writing my first novel was going to be the hardest part of writing a novel. Then, once it was written, the rest would be easy, right? Wrong. Reality Check! I have come to find writing my book was the easy part. Getting it published is going to be the hard [...]

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