Category: writing

  • Back to the Drawing Board

    Love being a part of the blogging team over at Sub It Club! Today I wrote about perfectionism and how it feels to be sent back to the drawing board when writing and submitting. Start here, and then head over to Sub It Club to read the rest and enter…

  • On a COVER!

    It’s such a good feeling to see the illustrations for your book and be completely head-over-heels for it. So delighted with the work of Katia Wish, and excited to share it with you today! Drum roll, please…. Coming May 5, 2015!!! Share this:

  • On a Writing Contest and a Proud Mama

    The other night I heard some rustling in the girls’ bedroom, so I headed back to see who was up. Even though it was well past her bedtime, I found my nine-year-old night owl, Lucy, still awake. “What are you doing?” I asked. “Writing.” While this writer-mama’s heart warmed instantly,…

  • On The Hop

    I honestly can’t figure out why I even know the lyrics to a song that came out in 1957. But ever since I agreed to be a part of the Children’s Author Blog Hop, my brain has been telling me to, “Do the dance sensation that’s sweepin’ the nation, at…

  • On Playing Catch-Up

    Oh my goodness, can we all agree that it’s been a whirlwind of a summer? I always go into summer thinking it will be so nice and relaxing. I picture myself sitting out by the pool sipping tall, icy beverages, reading and writing the day away, while the children frolic…