Boni Ashburn blogged about Tara Lazar’s month long adventure: PiBoIdMo wherein authors share their ideas about ideas, writers gather their own ideas during the month, submit them, and possibly, maybe win a review by an agent. Cool, huh? Check it out. http://taralazar.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/piboidmo-is-here/Plus, you get this nifty badge created by Ryan Hipp to display on your website. I… Read more »
Not sure why I have a bare theme going, but my most recent WIP is “I’d Rather Be Naked.” Don’t we all feel this way sometimes?
This is a very late quick recap of the SCBWI-MI fall conference. Many thanks to the organizers and ADCOM members for a great weekend. The facility was the best yet (Yarrow Golf and Conference Center in Augusta, MI) and if I can say that after an 8.5 hour drive one way in the pouring rain and mostly… Read more »
My perceptive and cool brother-in-law, who is excited for my website “coming out”, just sent me this perfect quote: “A person who publishes a book appears willfully in public with her pants down’ – Edna St. Vincent Millay
This weekend, I revisited Twelve Terrible Things by Marty Kelley (Tricycle Press) for a classroom talk I’m doing on how text and illustration work together in children’s picture books. (I often think how cool it would be to illustrate my own story but since I can only draw smiley faces, I’ll have to give that job to someone else.) I wonder if this text… Read more »
Exciting times today! After a few false starts creating the website, it is up and running. Let me know you’ve found me!
Are you attending the conference October 2-4 in Kalamazoo? It’s a great time to re-connect, re-energize, and make new contacts. I’ve just learned I “won” the lottery to meet with Tim Travaglini, senior editor at G.P. Putnam’s Sons (Penquin Putnam BFYR).
Sort of feels like a new baby is being born today. Baby Blog. Might need to re-think the name. Leave a comment so I know you’ve stopped by…
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