Publication news & other fun!
I have had a happily busy first half of 2023. I’ve been doing so much picture book polishing that my elbows are out of grease! I kicked off the year with a retreat at highlights. It was snowy and magical and productive. During…
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Are We There Yet #Springflingkidlit
Spring has sprung! (At least so says my tulips and the kids' Spring Break schedule.) To celebrate the season, Ciara O'Neal and Kaitlyn Sanchez are hosting the Spring Fling Kidlit challenge. Enter here. The basics: Choos…
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Fancy Meeting You here! #50PreciousWords
In life things aren't always exactly the way you want them. Like possibly one day your kids want to do "something fun" and you want to do "the four hundred things on your to-do list." When those situations…
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Is it REALLY Valentine's Day?
February means being misled by a groundhog, tricked by the crocuses, and bamboozled by the weather. And that's before you add in general Valentine's uncertainty of whether He loves me or He loves me not. Of course, that …
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Halloweensie! The House Creatures' Halloween
Forget the trick-or-treating and candy and costumes and watching your jack-o-lantern slowly collapse into a gooey mess... Halloween means it's Halloweensie time! This is my 11th year writing for this contest, and thanks to S…
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Why Critique is Worth Celebrating
One of the most beautiful parts of writing Kidlit is critiquing. "Um, hearing why your story sucks doesn't sound beautiful," you say. But that feedback, no matter how devastatingly true, even if it causes you…
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Say Howdy to Cowboy Bob!
Well, my Spring was wild with school activities, my Summer frolicked with fun, and I've rolled right into back to school! Fall is always a productive season with lots of revisions to chew on and many contests to inspire new p…
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