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Back to School
Imagine you're walking down the street when a smell tickles your nose. Are you being followed by a young man fresh out of gym class who is not yet wearing deodorant even though it really is prime time to start? Though you tr…
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Summer
Summer Hazards
Summer is winding down. I'm okay to see it go. It's very dangerous. Though I managed to avoid serious summer dangers like sunburns and bee stings and flaming marshmallow attacks, I fell victim to some bad ev…
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Happy Blogiversary to Me!
It's my First Blogiversary! On March 3, 2012 I wrote my very first blog post, even though I didn't really know what a blog was and had no idea what to write. Here I am a year later with almost 100 posts under my belt …
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Mom's New To Do List
My little girl turned 5 last week. 5! That means she'll be starting kindergarten in the fall, and we all know kindergarten is the gateway drug to college which means she'll be all grown up and moved away and wearing…
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Susanna Hill
Happy Groundhog Day!
Kids add more excitement to each and every day, but I was still surprised when the kids ran up at 6AM like it was Christmas morning and asked whether the groundhog had seen his shadow. I fumbled the remote as best as I could …
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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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The Book Doctor is "In" & a Little Liebster
The Book Doctor is "In." No I'm not talking about fixing your writing, just fixing books. Literally. T he wounded had been waiting patiently with missing pages, absent flaps, non-working pulls, and deca…
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Sarah Gives Thanks
Sarah Gives Thanks - An Interview with Mike Allegra
Mike Allegra My friend Mike Allegra's first picture book Sarah Gives Thanks (Albert Whitman & Company; illustrated by David Gardner) was released September 1 st . Not only is it his first book, but it is really …
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Write on con
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
If you write for children, you probably have the childlike tendency to play games. Playing Candy Land with my Mom was the best part of any sick day. She even let me cheat most of the time. I still love to play games (minus t…
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My Journey in 7 Links
I heard from my friend Kasie who heard from her friend Darren who heard from his friend Stanford who heard from his sister Kyla that all the cool kids are doing the 7 Link Challenge. Since I am on a little va-cay this w…
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I Never Get Tired of Good News
Good news abounds! I have had a fun couple weeks. Sure there was one rejection letter in there, but you know it didn't completely knock me down this time. I must be toughening up! If you have an aversion to exclamation…
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Mommy Multiple Personality Disorder
It has been a rough week. I was diagnosed with "Mommy Multiple Personality Disorder." The psychiatrist found seven personalities. Let me introduce them to you: "I want the cream cheese ON TOP of the jel…
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Enter the Book Giveaway by June 4!
The flying monkeys attacked this week! They made my air conditioner leak resulting in the purchase of a furnace & AC unit. The worst part was probably missing my nap while spending the entire afternoon with the repairman (I …
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Writing
Staying Positive While Fighting Flying Monkeys (Interview with Steven Vannoy & Book Giveaway)
Staying positive is a big challenge for writers. Edit 20 times, feel nauseous licking the envelope, and then wait 4 months for a submission response. A yes means a two year journey of editing, marketing, illustrating, and…
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