Hello! I’m back from the SCBWI Summer Conference, and it literally took me a week to recover. What an amazing and intense weekend. The SCBWI pulled out all the stops for their 40th anniversary, inviting a legendary lineup of speakers. …
An Evening with Superman
While my blogging has been hit-and-miss lately, my writing has not. (Yay!) Nor has my venturing out into the world, attending writing-related events. One recent event was a workshop led by the ever-entertaining and inspiring James A. Owen. (If you’re …
Where do you write?
Where do you write? When I’m at home, I have three places: My desk Sitting on my bed Sitting on the couch Which of these I choose on any given day depends largely on where the children are and how …
The Elusive First Line
I judge books by their first lines. Well, if I’m being completely honest, first I judge them by their covers. Then by their titles. And then by their first lines. I’m guessing I’m not the only one who does this. …
Going Fishing
For the next two weeks, I’m hunkering down and getting some projects finished. Instead of leaving the blog all quiet and empty and alone, I’m reposting some of my favorite posts about writing, starting with this one, originally published on …