WRITERS STAY WITH US LONG AFTER THEY'RE GONE We lost one of the greatest authors of our time. Jane Yolen died on June 11th. She wrote over 450 books. Some of her books have not hit their publication dates yet. I've been thinking of her all summer. She was the first person to tell me... Continue Reading →
Sounds of Summer
OCEAN WAVES SOOTHE MY SOUL I just spent the most relaxing time in Ogunquit, Maine, with my life partner. Living in the REAL WORLD never gets old! It's so nice to be away from screens and do-to lists and just live in the present moment! Highlights include reading on the beach, lobster, lobster, lobster, Drag... Continue Reading →
Summer Side Up-Side Down
SUMMER TRAVEL BUZZ I've been traveling a lot this summer! To Pennsylvania for Mia Siegert's The Names We Buried book launch, which was a huge success! To Chicago for ALA! A couple vacations scattered in between. And in August, I'll be heading to my client writing retreat! Busy, busy! Traveling allows me to see how... Continue Reading →
THE “CRAFT” OF CREATING
CREATE BOLDLY! Create Boldly was the theme of the New England SCBWI conference that I went to last weekend, and I love it so much I'm using it as my first heading! I am completely amazed at how much I accomplished during my writing retreat in April. Being technology free gave me more time than... Continue Reading →
LET’S GO WILD
GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE I just watched the most entertaining movie! Good Luck, Don't Die, Have Fun—"A 'Man From the Future' arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat... Continue Reading →
Springing Ahead
SPRINGING AHEAD I don't know about you, but my creative energy is springing around like Tigger. Boing! Boing! Boing! I'm having the most bizarre and vivid dreams, I'm waking up multiple times a night, and I am bursting with ideas! Having longer hours of daylight really helps to increase creative motivation and allows our schedules... Continue Reading →
February Feelings
FOR GOODNESS SAKE When I was in college (waaaayyyy back when), I took a multimedia class. My professor asked the class how many murders happened in the United States each year. The options were something like (don't quote me on these numbers exactly): 10,000 100,000 1 million Many of us thought it had to be... Continue Reading →
Write. Read. Inquire. Teach. Edit. Agent.
JUMPING INTO JANUARY I think I'm still recovering from 2025. Odd years have always been tough for me, not sure why. But I jumped into January determined to move forward, find joy, and connect more with my writing community. Side note... I know the world continues to be in complete turmoil. What gives me hope... Continue Reading →
Oh, What a Year!
This newsletter marks one full year of my newsletter! Thank you for following my adventures. I hope my ramblings been helpful for your writing/illustrating and publishing journey. I've switched platforms because I've surpassed the subscriber allowance for the free version of Mailerlite (ONE FOR THE MONEY!) AND I also discovered I can send newsletters from... Continue Reading →