play-doh
Why Picture Books Matter
You know that feeling of excitement when you open a fresh container of play-doh? I like to take a whiff of its salty smell first. Then I plop it out carefully without injury to its perfect cylinder shape. Finally, w…
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Writing
A Quiet Mind is the Perfect Place for an Idea Attack
Long drives usually make my eyes glaze over with boredom, but on the way home from the holidays I jumped at the opportunity because it meant a break from being the wet nurse for the back seat drivers. &quo…
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wrong side of the bed
Wrong-Side-of-the-Bed-Gnomes
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. Quite literally. Just like in a fairy tale, the moment my foot stepped out on the right (not left) side of the bed, the Wrong-Side-of-the-Bed-Gnomes conspired to penalize me f…
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piboidmo
Mash Up Match Up Game! (A New Story Idea Guaranteed)
Day 10 of PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month) brought a great idea from Diana Murray to try a mash up of ideas to create fresh new picture books. To add structure to this inspiration, I decided to create the Birthday Mash Up Ma…
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Writing
Stop Shunning Your Manuscripts - Edit with Love
I have been shunning one of my manuscripts. It was my favorite. I still remember the night I jumped out of bed and began feverishly scrawling the idea for the character. I had a hard time getting to sleep that night thinkin…
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Writing
Fear and Joy as Inspiration
While the power was out last week, I suffered a recurring zombie dream. Being cut off from television and internet lets your imagination loose in the dark streets of your light-deprived mind. One particular…
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