The Importace of Feedback
Next Tuesday is a big day for me. A local sixth grade class will be reading my book as a class assignment. The teacher, Stephanie and I...
Interview with Martha Collison, British Baking Sensation
I am waiting for the email. I have been corresponding with Martha Collison, audience favorite from The Great British Bake-Off for two...
The Art and Science of Query Letters
Rejection is not a topic most people enjoy. In life we have to deal with rejection on occasion, but writers spends hours of purposeful...
100 Words (or fewer)
Contest! I love a contest! I am not even a competitive sort, but I guess I like the challenge. So while browsing literary blogs last...
The World's Only Regalia Museum
In the course of researching for my novel Nitpicky Corners, I discovered that there is not a single museum in the world dedicated just to...
It's a rough life. . .
Yes, it's a rough life. Just spent the weekend on Mackinac Island at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Fall...