Author Archives: robinofrockridge

About robinofrockridge

I write books for kids.

On The Wrong Track

Posted on December 9, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here’s a book review I wrote back in 2010. A most amusing must read! On The Wrong Track by Steve Hockensmith finds Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer working as professionals “detectifying” for the Southern Pacific Railroad in the year 1893. … Continue reading →

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Patsy and the Permanents

Posted on December 6, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here’s a guest post from our good friend Phillis Ballew in Oklahoma. I asked her a while ago to tell me about her photo (above). Knowing she has stick-straight hair, like me, I wondered about the permanents. Below is Phillis’s explanation: Patsy was … Continue reading →

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Hewey Learns About Gratitude

Posted on November 24, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here’s a book review I wrote last year. Hewey Calloway learns to appreciate the strength of family. The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton Author Elmer Kelton started writing The Good Old Boys while his father was still able to … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Arletta

Posted on November 16, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Check out Arletta’s blog: http://arlettawrites.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/from-the-land-of-sky-blue-pink/#comment-369 I’m glad she liked my reading of part of Nugget’s story at the Redwood Writers meeting 11/13/11. He’s real, but of course his story will be fiction as I write it for NaNoWriMo this year. … Continue reading →

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Trail Ride at Jack London Park

Posted on November 11, 2011 by robinofrockridge

JACK LONDON PARK RIDE Redwood Empire Trail Riders had a fall fantastic ride at Jack London State Historic Park on Sunday, October 30th. Jack London named his property in Glen Ellen the Beauty Ranch, and it’s true the location and the … Continue reading →

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Ghosts at Jack London Park

Posted on October 31, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Ghostly looking tree? This tree and more will be no than ghosts from our memories if the Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen is closed next July. Please see my blog titled Spirit of Jack London to fade away? … Continue reading →

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Spirit of Jack London to fade away?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Will the spirit or ghost of author Jack London fade from our sight next year? Whether or not you believe in such things, isn’t the question. It is true that Jack London State Park in Glen Ellen is on the list of California … Continue reading →

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Promo Ideas for Your Book

Posted on October 7, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here are some ideas from Robert Digitale about promoting your book. Thanks for sharing these thoughts, Robert, with the Redwood Writers members. Fellow Writers, Snowfall Press, a custom printer for micro publishers, has posted on its Facebook site a guest … Continue reading →

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Go NaNoWriMo!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here’s a great blog post from Erica Johnson regarding November as National Novel Writers Month. Check it out! http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/prepare-for-national-novel-writing-month-with-the-post-a-day-challenge/#respond

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How Do You Promote Your Book?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by robinofrockridge

I’ve heard of a few interesting ways authors here in Northern California are promoting their books. For example Robert Digitale made arrangements with our “local” bookstores where he donates $1 from each sale of his first book in The Horse Stalker series to … Continue reading →

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