Category: Writing Life

I am not a dancer, but I do have a history with flamingos. I ALWAYS loved the lawn ones when I lived in Northern NY. My sister and I had an apartment together, and I’d point them out whenever we’d be driving around anywhere. So, on my birthday (probably 20th or 21st or something like…

Hey everyone! So my pictures and files with the info for the books I’m doing is having issues. I didn’t find that out until late last night (blogmergency!) and unfortunately I’m busy cooking chili all day today in a chili cookoff competition! But tonight I’ll get them both up, and tomorrow will go like normal.…

I’m not going to put much of a story here because I have one later, about meeting Marla Frazee, so on to the book! Title: The Farmer and The Clown Published by: Beach Lane Books, 2014 Written by: Marla Frazee Illustrated by: Marla Frazee Word Count: zero (wordless) Pages: 32 In one word: Connection In…

I love flying kites. I remember going with my Mom when I was a kid, flying cheap ones over the baseball field near our house. I’d really love to get a good kite, and take it out flying sometime. I may not start a bridge with my kite, but I’ll have fun! P.S. I know…

I was in a wedding once. A flower girl at three years old I think. But I was never in charge of the ring, and good thing; I would have lost it. With no Iphone back then, how would I have found my way around ? 🙂 Title: Max and Ruby at the Warthogs’ Wedding…

Happy Monday, everyone! Here’s the report from week four of just listening to podcasts for my commute time: Driving this week was: LONG. I was in the car nearly 3 hours a day each workday, and then another hour or two with capoeira, plus one trip to Hicklebee’s. Feeling: Relaxed. A couple of times this week…

I like bugs. I think they’re pretty great. I’m always saving them if I see them inside, and I try not to mess with them if they’re outside. I can’t remember liking or not liking them as a kid, but if I had read this book, I bet I would have loved them! Oh, I…

I LOVE storms. Unfortunately, California doesn’t get them that often, so I’m a bit spoiled. I do remember one time, in Northern NY, watching my brother’s baseball game, when I was on the edge of the rain. I stood right behind the backstop and stretched out like a non-jumping jumping jack. On one side of…

Yes, just three days into starting a bookmergency fund, I’ve spent it all. See, I needed one! The haul: My fund (25 dollars every two weeks) was spend at two local bookstores: Bookshop Santa Cruz $23.01 Ivy and Bean #1 (used) Page by Paige (used) On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albery Einstein…

When I was 14, I started babysitting a baby named Kaden, and, eventually, his younger sister Cailene when she came along. I watched them on weekends and over the summer, and soon became their regular babysitter. They always loved stories. I was always reading cool books to them, making up fun games, and even helping…