#Halloweensie: TRICKY TREATS!
Boo! It’s time for the annual #Halloweensie contest, hosted by the wonderful author Susanna Leonard Hill. The rules are simple: no more than [...]
#FallWritingFrenzy . . . WEE GHOSTIE!
The annual writing contests organized by Lydia Lukidis and Kaitlyn Sanchez are such a creativity boost! You simply choose a photo and let [...]
#FallWritingFrenzy
What happens when 10 friends play in the spooky woods? [...]
Incredibly Cool Critters: Iguanas in Trees
One of my favorite critters in Costa Rica is the iguana. Every one is unique in size, colors, and what I like to [...]
#SpringFling Entry: Max and the Bear
via GIPHY MAX AND THE BEAR By Lisa Lowe Stauffer April 1, 2022 (144 words) A snuffle woke Max. In the dark [...]
Sand Dollars, Then and Now
Back in the day, when we found sand dollars at the Gulf of Mexico, we’d haul them home to dry out on the [...]
#StoryStorm
#FallWritingFrenzy was such fun that I’ve signed up for #StoryStorm, too. What is StoryStorm, you may ask? It’s a genius idea by [...]
#Halloweensie: A Pantoum Poem
A few weeks ago the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) offered members a free online overview course in poetry, led [...]
NaNoWriMo or No?
It’s that time of year again, when writers deliberate over whether to devote every spare minute of November (and their achy fingers) to [...]
#FallWritingFrenzy Challenge
So when the fabulous #FallWritingFrenzy organizers suggested taking one line of your story and spinning off a whole new one, it felt natural [...]