by kristinoakley | Jan 15, 2021 | Newsletter, Writing Life
In my last newsletter, “New Year’s Resolutions and Alternatives,” I mentioned my new 2x2x2 Daily Writing Method — two hours of working on my current book, two hours of marketing, and two hours of reading each day. While the first and last tasks...
by kristinoakley | Jan 7, 2021 | Homeschooling, Unschooling
Unschooling parents believe in letting their children decide what to study, when to study, and how to go about studying, but oftentimes it’s important for parents to exert some influence. For some insight into how I managed unschooling, I’m passing along my...
by kristinoakley | Jan 4, 2021 | Newsletter, Writing Life
The new year has begun and with it an examination of the events of the last year, a feeling of relief, and a chance for a fresh start. As always, there are debates about whether New Year’s Resolutions are worth the trouble. I can see both sides, particularly...
by kristinoakley | Dec 21, 2020 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter
I stumbled across this short story while searching through the files on my old laptop for my daughter’s college essay. I’m not sure when I wrote this, maybe when I first heard the phrase “climate change” back in the 80s? It’s a quirky...
by kristinoakley | Dec 16, 2020 | Homeschooling, Unschooling
To give you a snippet of our unschooling lives, I’m passing along my article “Great Moments in Homeschooling” which was published in the May/June 2010 edition of Home Education Magazine. Great Moments in Homeschooling Wow, it’s...
by kristinoakley | Nov 29, 2020 | Books and Movies, For Readers, Newsletter
On Christmas Eve, Icelanders will celebrate Jólabókaflóð (Yule Book Flood) by giving and receiving books and spending the night reading while sipping hot cocoa. Perfect! As I’ve done in previous years, I’m passing along my recommendations for your own Yule...
by kristinoakley | Nov 25, 2020 | Homeschooling, Unschooling
Note: The following essay was written by my daughter, Caitlin Podemski, for her college admission applications when she was seventeen. Caitlin was accepted into the four colleges she applied to and decided to attend Drake University where she graduated cum laude with...
by kristinoakley | Nov 14, 2020 | Conferences, Newsletter
Last weekend, I attended the Writer’s Digest Annual and Novel Writing Conferences from the comfort of my home in Madison, Wisconsin. I like my place, but I would have preferred meeting agents, editors, and other writers in New York City at in-person events. Yet,...
