#FallWritingFrenzy
What happens when 10 friends play in the spooky woods? [...]
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 [...]
Picture Book Critique Fest — what’s in it for you?
There are several free opportunities on social media to get critiques or to put your work in front of children’s book publishing professionals. [...]
Fideles Christian School — Thanks for hosting me today!
In my school visit today, I explored “reading like a writer” with children from Kindergarten through grade 4. It was so much fun! [...]
Sometimes you just have to take a little trip . . .
I’m at that lucky stage of life where my husband and I can disconnect and travel for several weeks at a time. This [...]
3 Things You Can Do Today To Market Your Book (and they’re free!)
I’ve worked in marketing communications for too many years to count. But when it came time to market TWO BY TWO, I found [...]