Friend Friday
My sweet friend Helen Ketteman and I have known each other longer than dirt's been around. In our early writing careers, we were part of a magical group called The [...]
Friend Friday
These past few months have forced me to slow down. To think things through. To practice letting go. (I was cleaning the garage and ran across my beloved Away suitcase [...]
Friend Friday
What a joy to make the acquaintance of Jennifer Ward, a fellow bird lover. As a complete amateur, I am in awe of Jennifer's knowledge and how she shares it [...]
Friend Friday
I clearly remember meeting Jennifer Jacobson on a crowded exhibition hall floor during a conference. I think we literally bumped into each other! Within minutes, I was privileged to get [...]
Friend Friday
A few years back, I was chatting with Varian Johnson after a long day of conference presentations. He was debating leaving his day job to write full time. He had [...]
Friend Friday
Three squeezes are woven into the fabric of the Larson family household. From the time my kids were itsy, they knew that three squeezes when holding hands meant "I love [...]
Friend Friday
What a treat it is to be part of Josh Funk's Short & Sweet/Long & Savory blog tour! In fact, we're the final stop; check the calendar at the end [...]
Friend Friday
Who offers a complete stranger a ride from the Detroit airport to nErDCamp? Anica Mrose Rissi, that's who. She's so generous, she not only gave me that ride some years [...]
Friend Friday
So often the first advice given to writers is "Write what you know." Fleur Bradley has a different take on that advice, which she shares below. Wandering outside her comfort [...]
Friend Friday
I first "met" Gennifer Choldenko through her wonderful middle grade novel Notes From a Liar and Her Dog many years ago. Since then, I've been fortunate -- blessed!-- to share [...]