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My newest book, Sailor's Christmas Sweater, just came out. I'm proud of how it turned out, I'm proud of the beautiful artwork my...

I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted! I went on a bit of a hiatus from my website due to being very sick and so tired at...

Writing is HARD. Anyone who tells you differently is lying. Just like in a relationship, you go through several phases within your novel...

This week, I worked on the illustrations for my first children's book, This Book Needs A Laugh. It took several hours to draw all the...

Twitter hosts pitch parties for writers, and I participated in my first one this past week. A pitch party is where you pitch your work to...

I have always had a love for reading poetry, from the nursery rhymes and Dr. Seuss books of my childhood up to the poems I taught in high...

I have been working really hard to get some of the things published that I have been working on for years. Today, I submitted a play I...

Someone recently asked me when I began writing. When I was six, I remember writing and illustrating a story about a few bees and some...

I was pummeled by doubts today, starting with the 9 a.m. rejection letter from an agent that honestly I was expecting to come (everyone...

I can't tell you how many times just in the past week that I've sat down to write something after my five year old has said a phrase or...

The planning process for a book is probably as individual as different people's wardrobes. How, when, and where varies author by author....

In honor of National Haiku Day, I wrote a quick little poem to honor this fun Japanese form. Haikus were one of my favorite types of...

Sometimes, a writer's progress comes not in the written word but in good networking and research. Today, I have done my fair share of...