We could all use some cheering up these days, so here's something that always makes me happy: Jonathan Coulton's Best. Concert. Eve...

There are so many fun things to do in Jerusalem this summer, but unfortunately no one seems to have assembled an easy to understand site of ...

Hi, everyone! So I haven't been blogging for several months. Here's why. Whenever my life takes a turn, I like to look at where ...

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Here are all the links to all of my Writing Words for Nerds #AtoZChallenge posts: A is for Action http://www.sheviwrites.com/2016/04/writi...

I’m about to give you a piece of advice I got from an agent at a SCBWI New Jersey workshop. The workshop and one-on-one critique with the a...

Shevi: Hi, YA! YA: (Continues to text on her phone, her face partially hidden behind her hair. She shrugs.) Shevi: We’re here to ...

Improv says you have to “commit 100%.” One of my rules of comedy is that you should, “take it as far as it will go. All the way up to t...

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There’s a fun improv game you can play where you say the same thing in a bunch of different ways. For example, try saying “I love you” ...

“My book is fantastic!” he said. “And it’s unique ! There’s no way anyone has ever written anything like it.” I rolled my eyes, which w...