Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Literacy -- Dave and I are big supporters of literacy. Over the last 10 years we have had  the honor of participating in our local literacy organization through book donations (more than 100 books per year) - some of which came from taking on book  review projects (which I no longer do), media copies of books we received for  some of the radio how guests, and books we receive from friends or family  members who are well aware of our voracious appetite for reading. We've also  had the pleasure of having a variety of literacy and world of writing  related  discussions on this blog and on our radio show over the last 4 years or so. This  passion is one of the reasons behind our book Purple Snowflake Marketing - How to Make Your Book Stand Out in a Crowd . This is our small way of participating  in this important aspect of a conscious society.  Anyway, one of those radio show guests we've featured in the past is going to be  o...

-- Quote of the Day -- " If you're going to be a writer, the first essential is just to write. Do not wait for an idea. Start writing something and the ideas will come. You have to turn the faucet on before the water starts to flow ." ~ Louis L'Amour -- Taking Literacy for Granted -- Today's post comes from Fiona Ingram who is here to share her thoughts on childhood literacy, a passion of hers. Fiona’s earliest story-telling talents came to the fore when, from the age of ten, she entertained her three younger brothers and their friends with serialized tales of children undertaking dangerous and exciting exploits, which they survived through courage and ingenuity. After 15 years in the field of journalism, Fiona has released a children’s adventure series, Chronicles of the Stone – the first installment of this series has already been released and the second is on the way. Find Fiona at: http://fionaingramauthor.blogspot.com I love this piece Fiona wrote for us ...