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Push Pins and Post Its

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Throughout my writing career, I have found that what inspires me is all around us. From the colors that already make up our surroundings to how we were taught in school to use a graphic organizer to organize our thoughts, we can reach into the depths of our creativity with using the smaller things in front of us. Color and creativity: How color can help spark creativity According to color psychology, there is a direct link between the use of color and creative thinking. It’s hard to think of color when most adults have their worlds turned down, as we surround ourselves with limited colors, from our clothes to furniture in our homes. Color psychology focuses more on four colors: blue, green, yellow, and red.  I often combine colorful pushpins and sticky notes to help organize my thoughts on my cork board. Blue is known to help with creative thinking, as most people associate it with calm and relaxation. This is the same reason that blue is associated with workspaces: it can promo...

Kidlio Digital Magazine Featured

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 Excited to share that the March issue of KidlioMag  Digital Magazine is available. I am so thrilled to be one of the featured authors!!

Juvenile Fiction Book Celebrates Music, Community, and Courage—Now Available

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  An Instrument for Florenda Second Edition Brown, Tomeko and Smallwood, Christopher and Kim, YoungJu Buy Now   Tomeko Brown/Moving Notes Books tomekobrownauthor@outlook.com tomekobrownbooks@blogspot.com           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Juvenile Fiction Book Celebrates Music, Community, and Courage—Launching During Music in Schools Month A heartwarming story about a young girl finding her place in a new school band.   Tomeko Brown / Moving Notes Books Announces Book Relaunch for March 4, 2025   [RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, January 2025] Tomeko Brown / Moving Notes Books is excited to announce the publication of An Instrument for Florenda, (2 nd ) (ISBN 9798218513450, $9.99), from authors Tomeko Brown and C...