Category: Writing Life

I fly for work usually once a month, and always want to find something creative to do in the airports. Something about that space really triggers creativity for me. And I think the best thing to add to an airport would be some free art! I sent a message out on twitter asking for what…

The day: October 25, 2014 Setting: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. 6:00 Wake up. The idea is to get out of bed and get ready. 6:30 Actually get out of bed and get ready. 6:50 Purchase a dozen donuts for chili helpers. 7:20 Arrive at the beach boardwalk. Receive text from the head Chili Mama herself saying they’ll be there…

I know, a little late, but here’s my day by day thankful list for October, from my 5 year journal: I was thankful for: Super creative supportive friends (met up with one in Southern CA) working for a great company that allows me to also pursue my dreams good stories to read (YA event at…

Hi everyone! Kidlit Tea Party time! Not sure what it is? Click here to find out. Last month, my goal was: to win NaNoWriMo (that’s 50K words this month!) to win PiBoIdMo (that’s 30 picture book ideas) to do my revisions (I’m going to start revising my picture book under contract mid month) And how did I…

Linda Urban, awesome kidlit author, has a writing challenge for December. She proposes writing or revising for 30 minutes a day, but, really, she encourages you to find your own little goal and stick to it each day. Check out her post here, and use the hashtag #WriteDaily30 if you want to play along on…

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Here’s the report from week eight of just listening to podcasts for my commute time: Driving this past week was: Not bad. I had two days off, so not a lot of driving! Feeling: awesome. Can I have three day work weeks all the time? Loving: all the different ways that people approach podcasts.…

What’s takin it to the streets? Click here to find out. This was week two of heading out the door with my backpack chair, a bag of books, and a sign. This Sunday was a bit crazy, because it was also the Night of Writing Dangerously, a NaNoWriMo fundraiser in San Francisco that we had…

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Here’s the report from week six of just listening to podcasts for my commute time: Driving this week was: Not that bad. I had one day that was sort of crazy, then one day when I was only ten minutes away from my final destination (staff meeting!) Feeling: calm. Something about listening to someone…

(yes, I’m singing it over here) I read a lot of picture books as a picture book author. And I always read them aloud. Why? Well, that’s how they’re SUPPOSED to be read! You sort of have to read them aloud to get the full effect. There are no children in the house I live…

Ok, yes, longest title ever. Anyway, I was listening to this podcast today, when I heard Tara talk about Reading is Fundamental. If you’re a PiBoIdMo’er,  you know that $3 dollars of every CafePress purchase from the PiBoIdMo store goes to them. Here’s some info from them, straight from their site: The thing is, I’m going…