by admin | May 4, 2020 | Blog
I am one of those strange people who likes learning for the sake of learning. I get irritated when I see comments about kids not learning because they aren’t in school as I know that learning can happen anywhere! There are facts in my head that I have no idea...
by admin | Feb 23, 2020 | Blog
I see so many articles that say that in order to be a writer, you have to write every day… One of the biggest issues I have with this is that you end up with a pile of first drafts and don’t have the time to edit! At least, I’ve found that’s...
by admin | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog
I love reading, I love books of all sorts. A beautiful picture book will have me showing everyone and buying extra copies to give as gifts. I admit, I look at picture books through the eyes of an adult. I appreciate the detail in the illustrations, the way they...
by admin | May 10, 2019 | Blog
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about kids books and why I write the sorts of books I write. They are mostly realistic fiction, even my fantasy books have an element of realism. They aren’t epic adventures, and are often about kids discovering their own...
by admin | Jan 1, 2019 | Blog, What I've Read
Happy New Year! I can hardly believe 2018 is over, and I read over 100 books during the year! My original goal for 50 books and I totally smashed it. In the busy-ness of the season, I wanted to read a number of shorter books, so I raided my son’s bookshelf....
by admin | Dec 30, 2018 | Blog
Children’s author Julie Hedlund, challenged participants of her 12 Days of Christmas for Writers series to post SUCCESSES (rather than resolutions) on our blogs this year. She believes the way New Year’s resolutions are traditionally made come from a place...
