Category: About
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Laryssa Waldron on TikTok?

The writer shares their journey of supporting their daughter’s transition into adulthood. They’ve created helpful videos which have been well-received, and now anticipate adjusting their content as their daughter prepares for marriage.
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Reading at the Elementary School and The Trailer

My daughter’s 4th grade class is reading my book, Jake Bowers vs The Firebird every day at lunch. Today, her teachers invited me to come and read the chapter. It was adorable! Those kids were great. No guile! One said to me, “Are you working on the next one?” “Yes, I am,” I said. “Well,…
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Presentation on Editing – 3/12/15

I will be doing a presentation on editing for Utah Valley Writers this Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 7:00 pm (there will be a critique of writing just before that at 6pm). The meeting will be at the Orem Public Library (58 North State Street // Phone: 801.229.70500) in the Media Room (downstairs). I was…
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Book signing for “I Can Do Hard Things With God”
I will be attending a book signing for “I Can Do Hard Things With God: Essays of Strength from Mormon Women” tomorrow at the Fort Union Deseret Book from 1-3 pm. If you can be there at that time, I’d love to meet and talk with you and answer any questions that you may have. I’m…
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TED Talks and an Interview

First, I want to share one of my favorite TED talks of ALL time, Shawn Achor – “The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance” Shawn Achor is an educator, author, and speaker known for positive psychology which links happiness to success. If you are unfamiliar with TED talks, TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design,…