Write Daily 30
This month I am participating in Linda Urban‘s Write Daily 30 (#WriteDaily30) challenge. This has been wonderful for me. You set your own goal and try to meet it every day for the month of April–but...
View ArticleThe Alice Curtis Desmond Award
Last Friday, May 6th 2016, was a magical night. It was so amazing, it’s taken me almost a week to digest it enough to be able to share it with you. I finally became the official 2016 recipient of the...
View ArticleWhere in the World is TOUCHING THE SURFACE?
Where in the world is TOUCHING THE SURFACE? Well, let me tell you… Here are some of the upcoming events, where you can get signed copies of TOUCHING THE SURFACE and hang out with me and talk about...
View ArticleLA 2016 SCBWI Conference Part 1 (Friday) #LA16SCBWI
Hello… it’s #LA16SCBWI time…is there anybody out there? I know. I’ve neglected the blog, but for a good reason. Blogs are secondary to the writing and the writing has been my priority. But I LOVE my...
View ArticleLA 2016 SCBWI Conference Part 3 (Sunday) #LA16SCBWI
It’s time for my last installment of my #LA16SCBWI recap. I apologize for taking so long. I’m usually well done with these by this point, but my kids, my own writing, and other life stuff has kept me...
View ArticleWill You Raise a Bully or an Original? I See What You’re Doing and It’s Not OK
Ran into a couple fabulous articles this morning that converged into an unexpected blog post. The first article was in relation to something I read in the book ORIGINALS by Adam Grant. I loved this...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo with a Tini Twist
NaNoWriMo with a Tini Twist It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog post. It’s been a conscious decision–one I’m happy with. Although I will tell you, I do miss blogging from time to time....
View ArticleYOUR Work, YOUR Way
Sometimes we forget it’s okay to do YOUR work, YOUR way. Everywhere I look there are people standing up. They are using their super powers for good instead of evil. And what I’m noticing is that no two...
View ArticleNY 2017 SCBWI Conference Part 1
It’s time for the NY 2017 SCBWI Conference!!!! I just got back and of course I wanted to share the awesomeness with you. Just so you know, it wasn’t exactly easy to get there this year… On Thursday we...
View ArticleNY 2017 SCBWI Conference Part 2
I’m back for Part 2 of my NY 2017 SCBWI Conference Recap!!! And like these two guys, I’m a bit confused… (Scott Hammon and Justin Brancato) I can’t remember exactly when, during the conference a few of...
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