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Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled My TEDx Talk on TEDx Youth Day:
Tracy said, "Here is my TEDx talk on TEDx Youth Day. This talk took place at Rancho Verde High School last November. The kids were awesome! Just awesome!!"
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled Project Mayhem Guest Post – Voice: Defined:
Tracy said, "I’m honored to have a guest post over at Project Mayhem today. Here is the beginning of it. I taught fourth grade for seven years before moving up to the emotional instabilities (and prepubescent smells) of middle schoolers. My first..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled An Agent Offers:
Tracy said, "I sent my first query to a literary agent in 2008. I was an idiot. I had no idea what I was doing. The book (my book!) wasn’t even finished. I hadn’t revised it one bit. But I was going to land an agent and a book deal, I was sure of..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled LET’S SHAKE!!!!:
Tracy said, "Today is Teacher Appreciation Day. This is my 12th year in the classroom: 7 years in fourth grade, 5 in sixth grade. I’m spending this day at home with sick Blondie, but we’re going to celebrate Teacher Day anyway. Let’s..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled A snippet of My work-in-progress (only a snippet!):
Tracy said, "http://www.freebigpictures.com I hesitate to share much of anything with anyone. I’m downright selfish when it comes to sharing Matchbox cars, especially ones like this. Most days I’m sent to the corner and warned with a finger..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled Art and its purpose:
Tracy said, "I enjoy John Green’s three-minute rants on YouTube as much as his books. Here is one of my recent favorites. It’s about expression, tragedy, and the nonconformist contemporary art forms of Ai WeiWei. If you live in or near Indianapolis,..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled School Visit:
Tracy said, "Yesterday, I was able to speak to fourth graders at my school. I talked to them about writing and books and how The Color of Bones was born. They all read TCOB during library class. As you can tell from the photos, they had A LOT of comments and..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled WORLD’S LONGEST BOOK CHAIN:
Tracy said, "You know how avid book lovers–the ones who prefer ink and paper over the technophiles’ odorless e-books–can’t live without pages filling their senses with the familiar musk of mass produced, spinally bound papyrus? Well, if..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled Great Middle Grade Books (and one book for big people):
Tracy said, "The school year is underway. I’ve been busy learning names, prepping, grading, teaching, and trying to read books that I’ve been dying to read for a while. One of those books is The Secret of the Fortune Wookie by Tom Angleberger, and..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled The Haunted Veil:
Tracy said, "the hour has struckand here we arebasking in our nightly callto watch the moon floatbefore the dark curtainthat covers our haunted pasts"
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 3:36:55 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled What I'm Reading & Writing Update:
Tracy said, "Here's a link to my latest post over at Project Mayhem. It's a snapshot of my summer reading.Nightstand Check (Project Mayhem)In other news, revisions on my middle grade novel are going well. I'm due for a second round of notes from my agent,..." more
Thursday, June 6, 2013 2:15:34 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled WORLD'S LONGEST BOOK CHAIN:
Tracy said, "You know how avid book lovers--the ones who prefer ink and paper over the technophiles' odorless e-books--can't live without pages filling their senses with the familiar musk of mass produced, spinally bound papyrus? Well, if you're one of those..." more
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 5:39:31 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled School Visit:
Tracy said, "Yesterday, I was able to speak to fourth graders at my school. I talked to them about writing and books and how The Color of Bones was born. They all read TCOB during library class. As you can tell from the photos, they had A LOT of comments and..." more
Saturday, June 1, 2013 7:01:24 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled Art and its purpose:
Tracy said, "I enjoy John Green's three-minute rants on YouTube as much as his books. Here is one of my recent favorites. It's about expression, tragedy, and the nonconformist contemporary art forms of Ai WeiWei. If you live in or near Indianapolis, the exhibit..." more
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:45:41 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled A snippet of My work-in-progress (only a snippet!):
Tracy said, "I hesitate to share much of anything with anyone. I'm downright selfish when it comes to sharing Matchbox cars, especially ones like this. Most days I'm sent to the corner and warned with a finger in my face. Wait, that's...nevermind.The truth is,..." more
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 2:59:28 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled LET'S SHAKE!!!!:
Tracy said, "Today is Teacher Appreciation Day. This is my 12th year in the classroom: 7 years in fourth grade, 5 in sixth grade. I'm spending this day at home with sick Blondie, but we're going to celebrate Teacher Day anyway. Let's dance!!!!!"
Monday, April 15, 2013 6:42:52 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled An Agent Offers:
Tracy said, "I sent my first query to a literary agent in 2008. I was an idiot. I had no idea what I was doing. The book (my book!) wasn't even finished. I hadn't revised it one bit. But I was going to land an agent and a book deal, I was sure of that.When no..." more
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 4:02:40 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled Project Mayhem Guest Post - Voice: Defined:
Tracy said, "I'm honored to have a guest post over at Project Mayhem today. Here is the beginning of it. I taught fourth grade for seven years before moving up to the emotional instabilities (and prepubescent smells) of middle schoolers. My first fourth..." more
Monday, January 28, 2013 9:18:03 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled My TEDx Talk on TEDx Youth Day:
Tracy said, "Here is my TEDx talk on TEDx Youth Day. This talk took place at Rancho Verde High School last November. The kids were awesome! Just awesome!!"
Thursday, January 17, 2013 2:40:05 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled Bird Nerd Giveaway!:
Tracy said, "There is approximately one month left in the Bird Nerd Giveaway. Click on the Goodreads link below and enter to win one of three copies. The Giveaway ends on Tuesday, February 12. Why? Because that's when Bird Nerd hatches and becomes a fledgling..." more
Thursday, December 20, 2012 1:40:29 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled BIRD NERD BOOK TRAILER:
Tracy said, "I've put together a book trailer for my next middle grade novel BIRD NERD. It's not much, but the quirkiness in the trailer fits the book's personality. The bird call is from the Northern Cardinal, the Indiana state bird, which plays a minor role in..." more
Sunday, December 16, 2012 1:42:22 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled KIDS MAKE THE WORLD WHOLE:
Tracy said, "Just twenty-four hours before the Newtown tragedy, I was reading books to a room full of kindergartners in southern California. At the beginning of the school year, I signed up to read to my daughter's class. After all, my own classroom is only a..." more
Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:14:35 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled Reading to Kindergartners:
Tracy said, "Today I did something that I'll remember forever. I read to Blondie's kindergarten class during lunchtime. My classroom is only about two football fields away, but I would've done it if I were two light years away.The teacher walked around cutting..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 8:49:29 PM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled BIRD NERD - COVER REVEAL & RELEASE DATE:
Tracy said, "BIRD NERD - February 12, 2013Eddie Waymire is not a birdwatcher. He's a birder. And he'd be the first to tell you that birders do more than watch. They listen, smell, and when necessary they taste. Eddie learned everything there is to know about..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 11:56:27 AM
Tracy Wymer wrote a blog post titled Author’s Night – Tracy Edward Wymer – Aug 1st, 2013:
Tracy said, "Author’s Night – Tracy Edward Wymer – Aug 1st, 2013."