Friend Friday
One of the best things about being in this industry is the people. Really great people. People who say yes when a complete stranger (me!) reaches out to them to [...]
A Dream Come True
In 2011, one of the books I am proudest of writing, The Friendship Doll, was published (Delacorte). I wish I could say the readers of kidlit loved it as much [...]
Friend Friday
I had such a blast when Michelle Dunphy interviewed me for her now-on-hiatus podcast, Authors are ROCKSTARS! She recently got in touch about something new she's doing and I asked [...]
Friend Friday. . on a Tuesday!
I have long admired Deborah Hopkinson's writing and if you have ever heard her speak, she does an amazing job of giving the story behind the story of her books. [...]
Happy Book Birthday to Me!
Get out your party hats and horns! Today is the book birthday of the second of the Audacity Jones' books: Audacity Jones Steals The Show (Scholastic). In her first adventure (Audacity Jones [...]
Friend Friday
Nanci Turner Steveson is a repeat Friend Friday essayist. Her new book, Georgia Rules (Harper Collins) is not out for a few more months (don't worry; I'll remind you closer [...]
School Visits!
I have spent three days this week in the amazing CyFair school district, and will spend five more days next week. I am so grateful for the warm welcome and [...]
Friend Friday
(For most of this month, I have been celebrating readers, rather than writers. Enjoy this little diversion and then stop back on December 30 for an inspirational post from the [...]
Friend Friday
This regular blog feature is celebrating readers, instead of writers, most of this month (check back on December 30 for an amazing post from Nikki Grimes)! I hope you read [...]
Book Birthday!
Today is the book birthday for Liberty -- hooray! Writing Liberty was like wrassling alligators in a vat of gumbo. My creative process is always messy but it was downright discouraging as [...]