
#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 [...]
#FallWritingFrenzy was such fun that I’ve signed up for #StoryStorm, too. What is StoryStorm, you may ask? It’s a genius idea by [...]
A few weeks ago the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) offered members a free online overview course in poetry, led [...]
It’s that time of year again, when writers deliberate over whether to devote every spare minute of November (and their achy fingers) to [...]
So when the fabulous #FallWritingFrenzy organizers suggested taking one line of your story and spinning off a whole new one, it felt natural [...]
There are several free opportunities on social media to get critiques or to put your work in front of children’s book publishing professionals. [...]
I’ve worked in marketing communications for too many years to count. But when it came time to market TWO BY TWO, I found [...]
Monkeys2 and I spent Labor Day weekend at the Decatur Book Festival. We had a blast (and I’m not just referring to the [...]
I’m not sure whether I like to cook, or whether I just like interesting foods. Either way, I cook pretty much daily, even [...]
Believe it or not, I was very shy as a child and teen. But even though I no longer have that awkward what-will-they-think-of-me [...]