Jane Hawkins

author of A Truck Named Tony and Tony the Truck and the Christmas Delivery. Love pickleball, the beach, and kid lit.

[Jane Hawkins @mjchawk]

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[Jane Hawkins @mjchawk]

Add a Luke Skywalker Moment: Give Your Main Character a Bitter Choice https://t.co/9piTafQ9F0 via @janefriedman

[Jane Hawkins @mjchawk]

Do some #HolidayShopping on Saturday, December 9 at the wonderful #indie #bookstore in Broken Arrow, OK. During #storytime at 2 p.m., I'll be reading A Truck Named Tony and Tony's Christmas Adventure. There will be #cookies.

[Jane Hawkins @mjchawk]

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[Jennifer Sneed. GUINEVERE MACKENZIE out now! @JenSneedWrites]

If you were murdered, which TV detective would you choose to find your killer?

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

A Democrat was in the White House when my family was sent to the internment camps in 1941. It was an egregious violation of our human and civil rights.

It would have been understandable if people like me said they’d never vote for a Democrat again, given what had been done to us.

But being a liberal, being a progressive, means being able to look past my own grievances and concerns and think of the greater good. It means working from within the Democratic party to make it better, even when it has betrayed its values.

I went on to campaign for Adlai Stevenson when I became an adult. I marched for civil rights and had the honor of meeting Dr. Martin Luther King. I fought for redress for my community and have spent my life ensuring that America understood that we could not betray our Constitution in such a way ever again.

Bill Clinton broke my heart when he signed DOMA into law. It was a slap in the face to the LGBTQ community. And I knew that we still had much work to do. But I voted for him again in 1996 despite my misgivings, because the alternative was far worse. And my obligation as a citizen was to help choose the best leader for it, not to check out by not voting out of anger or protest.

There is no leader who will make the decision you want her or him to make 100 percent of the time. Your vote is a tool of hope for a better world. Use it wisely, for it is precious. Use it for others, for they are in need of your support, too.

[Jane Hawkins @mjchawk]

Or “A man just rode his bike by my house. Does anyone know him?”

[Pat Zietlow Miller @PatZMiller]

I feel like every other post in online neighborhood groups is some version of: “Does anyone know what that noise I just heard was?”

[Cheryl B. Klein @chavelaque]

Synopsis writing tip (1/2): Summarize the action of each chapter of your book in one sentence. Congrats, you have an outline of your whole novel. Examine it to see where the action starts and where action or characters aren’t advancing as needed & revise accordingly.

[Jane Hawkins @mjchawk]

Bring the young ones and to hear Tony’s story and learn all about his Christmas adventure. Thank you #RivendellBooksandBaubles in Broken Arrow for having us. I will be available to sign Tony’s books. Perfect time to do some #holiday shopping. Tony published by @doodleandpeck1

[Annette LaFortune Murray @authoramurray]

Andy wants to be a librarian. He’s creative, courageous, and curious enough to overcome floods of books, terrible weather, and a shortage of shelves. Finally, his grandparents help when Andy opens his very own library. Intergenerational literacy theme. #PBPitch #SEL #PB

[Dr. Tina-Marie Matranga Howlett @HowlettTina]

Grandma’s bedroom was quiet.
She couldn’t speak anymore,
to say what she wanted.
Mamma said Grandma had Alzheimer’s.
Nobody knew what Grandma wanted, except Rose.
(Check it out! GRANDMA REMEMBERED) #PBPitch #SEL #AlzheimersDisease

[Dr. Tina-Marie Matranga Howlett @HowlettTina]

When 7-year-old Angie is charged with selecting THE FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES 🐟menu, she must venture into the fish market world and somehow find a way to make her family proud of this year’s Italian 🇮🇹Christmas Eve dinner celebration. #PBPitch #Holiday

[Dr. Tina-Marie Matranga Howlett @HowlettTina]

OUR FRIENDSHIP IS BIGGER THAN THE SKY highlights the creativity of 2 friends who use their imaginations to draw pictures inspired by the clouds. When one girl announces that her family is moving, the girls prove to each other that their friendship is bigger than the sky. #PBPitch

[Jennifer Sneed. GUINEVERE MACKENZIE out now! @JenSneedWrites]

A dog playing sax? That’s something you don’t see every day. The path to bee-bopping success wasn't easy. Teasing, noise complaints, a high F# that fell flat every time. But as they say, persistence makes better, & now I’m SIRIUS THE DOG STAR, brightest of them all. #PBPitch #SEL

[Corey King @ckinginator]

THE CONCRETE DAISY
A single seed nestles into a small sidewalk crack.
We follow the journey of a single daisy as it struggles to keep up.
Water, sunlight, & kind words aren't always the answer. A smart little girl notices her mother's garden & sprouts an idea! #ADHD #PBPitch #SEL

[Annette LaFortune Murray @authoramurray]

Gaston meets It Will Be OK in this SEL story with believable characters in French setting. A quiet pup needs peer power to help him stop pausing when bullies pop up at the park. Collaboration, courage, and kindness finally prompt protagonist to success. #PBPitch #PB #SEL

[Dr. Tina-Marie Matranga Howlett @HowlettTina]

In this intergenerational story, GRANDMA’S APRON, a little girl experiences her family’s Italian American culture through the daily joys, functions, and surprises of her grandmother’s all-purpose apron. #PBPitch

[Jane Hawkins @mjchawk]

Imogene Johnson is perpetually perky until one day she isn’t, and her attempts to recover her sunny disposition fail miserably. Help in accepting and handling her sudden change in mood comes from an unlikely trio of siblings, Cranky, Gloomy, and Grouchy Marx. #PBPitch #SEL

[Jane Hawkins @mjchawk]

3 Ways to Use Theme to Deepen Your Story https://t.co/abXwU1eQq5 via @janefriedman

[Jane Hawkins @mjchawk]

How are we supposed to choose. #VanGoghTheImmersiveExperience or #BeyondVanGoghetc.
Both coming to #Tulsa and dates overlap. Why did this happen?