This past weekend I participated in the annual Los Angeles SCBWI conference. Since Covid, this conference has been held via Zoom. Writers...

Writing a book is something that is done by one person but, if that person is lucky, never done completely alone. I recently finished...

Been gone a while. I have a good reason. I have been deep into a state of revision. In this case: re-vision. A new vision. I’ve been...

2024 is already a couple of weeks old. How many of us have already bailed on our resolutions? I can honestly say I haven’t. I didn’t make...

It’s that time of year again. Shopping, wrapping, decorating, baking, sending cards… Writing? Hard to accomplish in this season of...

In 1999 a November tradition began. It’s called National Novel Writing Month or, NaNoWriMo. The goal is to write a first draft of a novel...

Virginia Woolf, famous for reminding women that they should have a room of their own in which to write, also said: “So long as you write...

A story I shared at school visits was about my first book sale. I’d submitted a 40-48 page middle grade chapter book. Soon, my editor...

Years ago, I hosted a monthly meeting for beginners interested in writing for children. It was an interesting group of people and,...

This blog post is brought to you by an advertisement I recently read in our local newspaper. The person placing the ad probably didn’t...

In a previous post, I confessed to the crowded conditions of my office due to my ridiculous collection of Sorcerer’s Apprentice clutter....

One of the hardest things writers have to do is to share what they’ve written. Once you do, you are opening up yourself to criticism—not...

Saturday I attended a ceremony honoring two fellow New Hampshire children’s book authors. The Elizabeth Yates Award, named for the author...

Earlier, I shared an example of how I used a personal experience to explore and describe an emotion I hadn’t faced. Emotions are one...

I just read an article that explained some traits of highly intelligent people. One aspect appealed to me: really intelligent people have...

One of the things I was doing this week was writing a sidebar for my work-in-progress. It required some research. I was writing about a...

One of the golden rules for writers has always been “write what you know.” But what does that mean, exactly? It certainly can’t mean that...

Welcome to my blog! In keeping with my attitude that writing happens all day long and in various ways, “Write there!” seems like an...