I am so honored to call Dana Sullivan a friend. His irrepressible humor and good-naturedness not only make him a great guy to be around, they make him a great writer and illustrator. He shares his talents with our Western Washington SCBWI, chairing the twice-yearly Inside Story event, teaches illustration classes and, of course, creates… Read more »
I am so very lucky to count among my friends some of the most talented, generous and kind people in the kidlit world. In the past month or so, I have been celebrating a very special set of friendships. A few years back, I invited Barbara O’Connor, Augusta Scattergood and Susan Hill Long to our… Read more »
I love this weekly opportunity to celebrate my fellow book creators’ new work. Sometimes I know the friend I’m hosting well; sometimes, we’re friends in the making. Though I’ve never met Carol Ekster, I’m glad to begin our acquaintance here! “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the change it has… Read more »
I had the privilege of reading an ARC of Robert Sharenow’s newest book, The Girl in the Torch, an intriguing and fresh immigration story, and he was kind enough to agree to be a guest blogger for Friend Friday. EMBRACING THE DREADED TOTAL REWRITE Like most writers, I tend to despise rewriting. When I’m working… Read more »
I’m as happy as a sheep in a jeep to host Nancy Shaw today. And a certain granddaughter of mine is delighted that there’s a brand new sheep book out! Can’t wait to read it with her. Book ideas can come from anywhere—from a deeply felt experience, from a “what-if” question, from serendipity. The idea… Read more »
I love having so many friends but hate running out of Fridays. Ah well, that makes Monday more interesting. At least, it makes this Monday more interesting because I get to introduce you to the thoughtful Sarah Fox and her book, Downwind. As someone with a dear friend who grew up as a Downwinder and… Read more »
I am so delighted to host Ana Maria Spagna today. Among the many other hats she wears, Ana Maria is Assistant Director of the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts MFA program; the only MFA program sponsored by a writing community rather than a university. Though she has tackled many serious topics in the past, her newest… Read more »
I have so many writer friends and not enough Fridays so this special guest post from one of my favorite poets, Laura Purdie Salas is running today. I met Laura when her book A Leaf Can Be won a Golden Kite honor and we were lucky enough to share a table at the gala luncheon…. Read more »
So pleased to host Megan Morrison today, celebrating the publication of her debut novel, Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel. I love the recent spate of retold fairy tales and am thinking Megan’s book would be a nice pairing with Liesl Shurtliff’s Rump and Jack. As someone who has also enjoyed collaborating on book projects (two… Read more »
What a great Friend Friday this is! Not only do I get the honor of hosting Elana K. Arnold, I get to giveaway TWO copies of her book, The Question of Miracles. All you have to do is leave a comment below or tweet about this post (earn extra brownie points by doing both!). … Read more »