Writing, reading, and living a creative, awesome life.
Did you grow up reading the Berenstain Bears? I sure did! I know they can come off as kind of preachy, but I LOVED these books as a kid! Now that I’m back in my childhood home for the summer, I’ve come across them again. Here’s 10 that I really loved: The Berenstain Bears and…
So, I have this thing where I click on what’s trending on twitter. JUST to see what it’s about. And this one had books in the hashtag. How did I NOT know about this? Well, now I do. It’s a READATHON! It’s the Bout of BOOKS! Click here to learn more. Here’s a bit more…
First, THANK YOU to all the awesome folks who entered the giveaway! I especially loved all the sharing on twitter, and the comments on the writing and reading process. Without further ado…. Congrats, Holli! I’m sending you an email so you can send me your address. If you didn’t win, don’t worry. I plan to…
Ok, I’m just going to get to the giveaway first, because I know you’re all interested. Up for grabs is this book: SIGNED! More on that in a bit after this. First, A dramatic look at a Day in the Writing life. I’m back in my hometown, Plattsburgh, NY for the summer, and doing a…
I use the app “Clear” for my to-do list. I started one called: “Summer goals” for the time I’ll be spending in NY…about 5 weeks. When you start a new list, a quote pops up. And it was this one: We’re all busy, but with what? I want to make sure I’m busy with…
Every year at the conference, on the first day, there’s the PAL booksale. PAL standing for Published And Listed, but I think they should be my pals too 🙂 Now, every year I go there and eat whatever free food they offer (it’s usually 6 p.m. at that point) and walk around with NO intention…
Every summer I sublet my room so I can go back to the East Coast to spend time with my family and friends who still live in my hometown. Plattsburgh represent! Subletting means cleaning too. And my writing desk never looked so good. I thought I’d share with you where I write, so, here we…
So, here’s a secret: I don’t REALLY have a business card. I have a business activity book! Walk through my business card! As for the thank you notes, I did my usual. Carved linoleum and hand pulled prints. Some pics Now, off to the conference! I’ve got Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on CD…
SCBWI LA is in just a few days! I’ll be driving down, so I don’t need to pack up JUST YET. But I’m packing up books. You know, books to be signed! I have an entire suitcase full. When I started buying books, I decided I would post where I bought them all on here.…
Hey everyone. I know, I’m slacking on the reading roundup. I’m not sure if I can keep it up in the summer. I’m still reading a lot…if you want to follow everything that I’m reading, head over to my goodreads page. I’ll let you know what #bookdare books I’m reading each month, and I think…