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Lea Beall

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Las Cruces, NM, The United States
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John Erickson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Emily DIckinson, George Eliot

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Lea Beall, has a teaching certificate & home-schooled her children. She also writes children's books and enjoys creating resources that help reluctant and struggling readers. She was born in New Mexico and attended High School in TX and went on to graduate from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX.
She has been married to her college sweetheart for more than 30 years.
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Lea Beall I think writer's block for me comes from a fear of writing or having no material with which to work. Coming up with an idea out of the blue is hard. S…moreI think writer's block for me comes from a fear of writing or having no material with which to work. Coming up with an idea out of the blue is hard. So for college students, I really feel for you. You don't always have the luxury of waiting for inspiration. I've been there. The important thing is not to feel that your first sentence has to be perfect. If you know your subject just start writing what you know about it. Don't organize your thoughts necessarily. Just start writing whatever you know as if you were taking an essay test and the question was, what do you know about such and such. You can pick it apart later and organize your sentences and paragraphs later. You might also realize what you don't know this way and you can look it up.
Or brainstorm and just write words or phrases about your topic as you think of them.
I write all the time. I keep a notebook by my bed and take one with me even when I'm going to the dentist. I write down everything that's cute or amazing or funny that I think of or see. Sometimes I just think of a phrase or a name of a character or a scene or a line, or two words that I like that rhyme for a poem. (Yes, I write rhyming poetry and it's pretty good). So I always have that notebook to fall back on if I need an idea.
It's much easier to write when there isn't a blank slate in front of you.
Sometimes I just write a scene between 2 characters and that's all. But it's in my notebook to give me inspiration another time.
I would say if you have nothing and that blank slate is staring at you. Go sit in a public park and watch people. Ask yourself what the ducks are saying to each other. What kind of character would drive that weird looking car over there? What kind of situation did that officer just come from? (Say a prayer for him or her). The world is full of wonderful things, but there is nothing new under the sun.(less)
Lea Beall I think the best thing about being a writer is seeing everything come together in the final compilation. Feeling that satisfaction and having someone …moreI think the best thing about being a writer is seeing everything come together in the final compilation. Feeling that satisfaction and having someone enjoy it.
Or, maybe it's living the story as I write it and create it.
I love working with words. Crafting them into a story or poem satisfies me.
Writing is my expression of my heart felt thoughts. It is a way of giving.(less)
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Hi everyone! I'm having a Book Giveaway to celebrate a new book release. The winner will receive two books, my latest book:Learning Lore Letters: an ABC Workbook AND my first book: The Stinkaroo Dog and the Forbidden Portal There will be five winners. You can go to this link to enter.

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“Mom calls me Patch-a-roo and Patch-a-roo-ny. She usually croons these names to me or crows them as if she’s imitating the rooster. I know this is a little odd, but I’m a really special dog. Of course, sometimes she calls me Stink-a-roo.”
Lea Beall, The Stinkaroo Dog and the Forbidden Portal

“I wasn’t getting along with Trouble and for good reason. He strolled over and made a snide remark.
“Patches,” he meowed, “why do you look so worried? Has Santa got you on the Naughty List this year? Oh, look, someone left some muddy shoes by the back door. Meowr.”
“GRmpf.” I snarled.
“Oh. And is this a Patch-of-mud on the doormat?” mewed Trouble.
“Look, Cat,” I said, “My status with Santa is a private affair. Someone with a name like yours shouldn’t be pointing paws!”
“That’s so. That’s so,” he purred. “Pointing paws usually lead to flying fur and the need for hair ex-ten-sions.” Trouble did say things that made sense sometimes, in a weird sort of way. (He was trying to mes-mer-ize me with those purrs, but it wouldn’t work).
“Purr--cise-ly. Oh, uh-hum, I meant to say, pre-cise-ly,” I growled, “So let’s drop the subject.” Then he PURRED at me.”
Lea Beall, Once Upon A Dreamland Christmas

“Look. This is a Christmas tree. It’s a decoration. Why do you think everything is a toy, Cat?”

“I thought it was a toy ball, not a toy cat, and this thing here looks like a mouse-toy,” Trouble said, pointing to a mouse dressed in elf clothes that hung on the tree.
“That is a toy mouse, not a mouse-toy for cats!” I said sternly.
“What’s the difference?” said Roger, poking at it and getting it swinging.
Trouble added in wonder, “You think the people of the house did not put this mouse and these balls here for us to play with?”
“Yes ….”
“So we’re playing. What’s the problem?”
“No, Cat!” I stammered. “I mean. Yes, they did not.”
Roger-That said, “I think you are confused black and white Patch Dog.”
Finally, I said, “I am finished with this head-ache!”
Trouble said, “Ok. What head-ache do you want?”
“No. I mean you are the head-ache.”
“Wrong.” he said, “I am Trouble.”
“You got that right, Cat!” I said. “You should watch what comes out of your mouth!”
“At least what comes out of my mouth isn’t dog drool!”
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“Mom calls me Patch-a-roo and Patch-a-roo-ny. She usually croons these names to me or crows them as if she’s imitating the rooster. I know this is a little odd, but I’m a really special dog. Of course, sometimes she calls me Stink-a-roo.”
Lea Beall, The Stinkaroo Dog and the Forbidden Portal

“I wasn’t getting along with Trouble and for good reason. He strolled over and made a snide remark.
“Patches,” he meowed, “why do you look so worried? Has Santa got you on the Naughty List this year? Oh, look, someone left some muddy shoes by the back door. Meowr.”
“GRmpf.” I snarled.
“Oh. And is this a Patch-of-mud on the doormat?” mewed Trouble.
“Look, Cat,” I said, “My status with Santa is a private affair. Someone with a name like yours shouldn’t be pointing paws!”
“That’s so. That’s so,” he purred. “Pointing paws usually lead to flying fur and the need for hair ex-ten-sions.” Trouble did say things that made sense sometimes, in a weird sort of way. (He was trying to mes-mer-ize me with those purrs, but it wouldn’t work).
“Purr--cise-ly. Oh, uh-hum, I meant to say, pre-cise-ly,” I growled, “So let’s drop the subject.” Then he PURRED at me.”
Lea Beall, Once Upon A Dreamland Christmas

“Look. This is a Christmas tree. It’s a decoration. Why do you think everything is a toy, Cat?”

“I thought it was a toy ball, not a toy cat, and this thing here looks like a mouse-toy,” Trouble said, pointing to a mouse dressed in elf clothes that hung on the tree.
“That is a toy mouse, not a mouse-toy for cats!” I said sternly.
“What’s the difference?” said Roger, poking at it and getting it swinging.
Trouble added in wonder, “You think the people of the house did not put this mouse and these balls here for us to play with?”
“Yes ….”
“So we’re playing. What’s the problem?”
“No, Cat!” I stammered. “I mean. Yes, they did not.”
Roger-That said, “I think you are confused black and white Patch Dog.”
Finally, I said, “I am finished with this head-ache!”
Trouble said, “Ok. What head-ache do you want?”
“No. I mean you are the head-ache.”
“Wrong.” he said, “I am Trouble.”
“You got that right, Cat!” I said. “You should watch what comes out of your mouth!”
“At least what comes out of my mouth isn’t dog drool!”
Lea Beall

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