Hey guys! You know me, can’t resist a contest. So when I saw this one on Facebook (Thanks, Emily!) I couldn’t resist. It’s put on by the Scottish Book Trust. Each month, there’s a prompt or a picture to get you going. Find out more about the idea here. This month, it was this photo:…

This week, Around here we’re: Celebrating. Danny’s done school until the end of January. I’m really proud of him for doing such a good job even though this is his first time in college, and he’s been out of school since high school. He got all his work done and expects to get great grades.…

First, thanks everyone who reads this blog for being flexible. If you’ve been here a while, you know I’m all about trying new things. If you’re new here, well, I just told you 🙂 I’m also not a fan of continuing to do things that I don’t like doing. Of course I still have to…

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…