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Today, instead of messing around with a difficult part of my new work in progress, I went for a walk. I also let Cricket off the leash. She bounded through a tangle of branches into a tilled corn field and I followed, trying to step in places where I didn’t sink to my calves in mud. ...
After our son was born, I began a tradition of purchasing one book for each birthday. The books I’ve selected are not necessarily age-appropriate, yet they are books I want him to have for his personal collection. ...
S. Terrell French This week, we’re celebrating S. Terrell’s debut! As a child, Susannah Terrell French loved to read and write and once won $100 in a Harvard fiction competition. A...
Lisa Mantchev This week, we’re celebrating Lisa Mantchev’s debut! Lisa Mantchev wrote her first play in the fourth grade, and has been involved in the theater ever since. She has published numerous short stories, but Eyes Like Stars is her first novel. Sh...
I helped run a garage sale this weekend. I’m a big believer in garage sales and recycling your stuff. When my kids were young I loved to shop garage sales to find good toys and baby items at a fraction of the cost I would have to pay in the store. ...
Since my debut novel came out this spring I’ve been taking a crash course in marketing, and I’ve learned more than I ever did in that one marketing class I took in college. So today I’m sharing what I’ve gleaned in these past months. I hope you’ll step up and add whatever I’ve left out. I certainl...
When I was a kid, I loved the cheesy free writing assignments teachers gave us. Whether it was the formulaic “I am….” poem or the silly “If you could be an animal, which one would you be and why?”, I was all over it. To sit a...
This month, in honor of Veterans Day (Nov. 11), I thought I would revisit a conversation I had with Rosanne Parry earlier this year...
Sydney Salter This week, we’re celebrating Sydney Salter’s debut! Sydney Salter’s fascination with Mayan culture started when she was six years old and climbed down a steep, dimly lit stone staircase to the elaborately carved tomb of King Pacal who had once ruled Palenque. Visi...
J.A. Yang This week, we’re celebrating J.A. Yang’s debut! J.A. Yang has slummed it in the valley with the Wakefield twins; slumber partied with Huey, Dewey and Louie; joined Krakow in stalking Angela; and climbed every mountain with the Von Trapps. Or...
Literary Agent and Author Regina Brooks Regina Brooks is a true Renaissance Woman...
Laura Bjorkman This week, we’re celebrating Lauren Bjorkman’s debut! Lauren Bjorkman grew up on a sailboat, sharing the tiny forecastle with her sister and the sail bags. She likes funny things, chocolate, and playing with words. She lives in Taos, New Mexico, with her husband and two sons. He...
Lara Zielin This week, we’re celebrating Lara Zielin’s debut! Lara Zielin lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan, with her husband Rob, her ever-loving dog, Amos, and her personality-challenged kitty, Pancake. DONUT DAYS is her first novel. Here’s a little bit about DONUT DAYS (Putnam). Emma...
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia Publication Season/Year: Winter 2009 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: December, 2009...
Everyone knows November is National Novel Writing Month. But November is also filled with other lesser known anniversaries, holidays and celebrations. Here are a few to inspire your creativity and help you meet your NaNoWriMo goals. First Week: Feed Your Muse! Writers can’t live on words alone. ...
