Hey everyone! I’m at SCBWI for the next few days. Should be fun! For some reason, I’m having a hard time uploading and posting pictures with my phone, so I’ll just have to tell you for now! -I’m giving out free art! I’m hiding 70 packs and giving away 40 with the secret code word…

Note from KE: I’ve decided to express my thankful self more often. I mean, I do, in real life, to people, but I want to write it out too. I have no shortage of things to be thankful for, so I am making a goal to write about one each week. This week, I’m thankful…

Hey guys! Episode 2! This episode features: 10, yes, TEN picture books! a tricky kidlit name! My personal mission statement! A handstand wall! And more! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN1PmnXAZn4&feature=youtu.be And here are the books, this time, in order of appearance 🙂   The Red Thread By Grace Lin The Giant Jam Sandwich Story and…

Hey everyone. It’s Kathy Ellen, with yet ANOTHER new idea. Disclaimer: I come up with new ideas all the time. And I like to try them out. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don’t. But I’m always excited about them. This idea came about because I read a TON of books. OF COURSE that’s not a…

I know what you’re thinking, “Kathy Ellen, you haven’t posted in a while, and now you post about work out shirts?” But, they’re BOOKISH workout shirts. Well, most of them. I came across this post and HAD to click to this site, and found my top ten shirts I would buy from them. Do I…

First, the winner of “How to Promote Your Children’s Book” is:  Which is great, because she has a book coming out…is it next year, Jackie? Her first of MANY YA books. Yup, you can quote me on that 🙂 And now, just a random adventure I wanted to share with you. I posted it as…

This year one of my goals was to work at writing like it was my job. The two part goal was: Write (or revise) everyday and read from a book on writing or the creative process everyday. I’m happy to report I’ve been doing both, with great success, and I’ve been wanting to blog about…

I decided to write a list by hand today for you guys. Because I LOVE drawing (and writing) things my hand. In fact, here’s a thank you note I drew when I met Gene Luen Yang (a post coming on that soon!) P.S. Does anyone love Avatar: The Last Airbender? It’s pretty much the best…

Hey everyone. I’ve decided I wanted to try and blog more, with more of a focus. I know what you’re thinking: “You? Kathy Ellen? FOCUS?” Granted, focusing is hard when there are so many great things to like. That being said, I’m gonna try 🙂 I thought it would be fun to share about my…

Clay is out of a job, and not at a good time either. Seems everyone in San Francisco is out of a job, and wants one in the tech industry. This wasn’t how life after college was supposed to be! So when he sees a “Help Wanted” sign in a bookstore, he decides to go…