Author Archives: Anna J. Boll

About Anna J. Boll

Anna J. Boll, MFA, MSEd is a children's book writer & illustrator, blogger, educator, and is the Northern New England SCBWI Regional Advisor.

Oak Hill Young Writers Inspire

Posted on May 17, 2013

Last night I spoke at the annual awards ceremony and author’s reception for the Oak Hill Young Writers’ Club in Sabattus, Maine. I knew that the event would give me a chance to brush up on my public speaking skills … Continue reading →

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Dream Big

Posted on May 16, 2013

Shop Indie Bookstores “[E]xperience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire. That will, wherever it finally leads, does at … Continue reading →

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#amrevising

Posted on May 7, 2013

I made a chart with the first sentences of each of my chapters yesterday. That’s right folks, I am revising again. My reading at the PEN New England award ceremony is 12 days (and a wake-up) away and then… THEN!… … Continue reading →

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Get your head in the game.

Posted on April 24, 2013

It is the Wednesday after vacation, and I’m having a hard time getting my head in the game. I haven’t written in a while due to work I’ve been doing for Creative Bookings but each day I don’t write feels … Continue reading →

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Happy Earth Day!

Posted on April 22, 2013

Passing on the love for Mother Earth  from “Nerdy Chicks Rule.” Thank you Kami and Sudipta! Happy Earth Day!. Also from the Creative Bookings web site. Great Earth Day Reading for Young Library Patrons

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Vacation Post

Posted on April 15, 2013

I’ve been on the Gulf Coast of Florida for almost a week now. The kids have done a lot of fishing with Grandpa in the back coves and mangroves. I’ve been for a few long walks and yoga classes (shout … Continue reading →

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I’m Thankful for Digital Hugs

Posted on April 12, 2013

Even though I had a week before the big reveal to digest the news that I was one of the winners of the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Discovery award, I was not quite prepared for the outpouring … Continue reading →

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Huge News! Pen New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award Winner– ME!

Posted on April 9, 2013

I am pleased thrilled ecstatic to announce that on April 1st I was informed that my YA manuscript about a rower who has a secret romance with her crew coach, CONTROL. CRUSH., won the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom … Continue reading →

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Introducing… Creative Bookings!

Posted on April 8, 2013

If you are a regular Creative Chaos reader, you know that I write for children and young adults. I also offer Creative Services for other authors and illustrators including Creative Curriculum (reader and teacher guide development), and Creative Freelance (editing … Continue reading →

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In Defense of a Liberal Arts Degree

Posted on April 3, 2013

This morning, LinkedIn sent me its “Top News for Anna” aggregation. The topics they tend to send me range from education, to jobs, to publishing. I clicked on the following– Why a BA is Now a Ticket to A Job in a Coffee … Continue reading →

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