Friend Friday

What a delight to host the very patient Janie (J.B.) Cheaney here today. I say patient because I messed up on scheduling, causing Janie to have to wait a loooong time after I initially promised her a slot. And yet she is still my friend and still willing to share her thoughts with you today…. Read more »

Friend Friday

What a treat it is to host the wonderful Liz Garton Scanlon (who may have the warmest smile in kid lit!). We met eons ago in Austin, I believe, and I have followed her skyrocketing career with interest and joy since that time. Please welcome her today! The Reality of Writing Fiction When I made… Read more »

Throwback Thursday

In 1910, Audacity Jones would have paid 14 cents for a dozen eggs. That would have been about $3.50 in today’s dollars (which is less than I pay for my carton of organic free rangers at my local grocery store).

Friend Friday

There are too many children’s authors I need to sit down and have a cup of coffee (or in this case, tea) with and talk books. Cheryl Blackford is one of them! I am heading out right now to get Lizzie and the Lost Baby!  In his workshops, Donald Maas often asks writers to find one… Read more »

Friend Friday

I got to spend a tiny bit of time with Jennifer Ziegler when I was in Austin a few years back. She has a smile that pulls you in; I sincerely doubt she’s ever met a stranger. I didn’t know her work before we met but am glad I know about it now! Her titles… Read more »

Friend Friday

  What a treat it is to host Anne Nesbet! Anne and I are cyber friends only at this point but I know we’d be best buds if our paths were to cross. How can you not love someone who writes about people with a passion for maps? Chart our path for today’s conversation, please, Anne!… Read more »

Friend Friday

Boy oh boy, am I happy to host Linda Urban today. We met eons ago at a writing retreat facilitated by then editor Linda Zuckerman, both unpublished but eager to learn. She is a peach of a person and a terrific writer. I am particularly taken with how she can, in her novels, evoke character… Read more »

Friend Friday

I’m just tickled to be part of Trudi Trueit’s blog tour to celebrate her newest book. You can meet Trudi and learn more about The Sister Solution tonight from 7-8 pm at the University Bookstore in Mill Creek Washington!   When I was a girl, I desperately longed to be Jo March from the book,… Read more »

Friend Friday

Heidi Schulz is one busy lady. When she’s not homeschooling her daughter or organizing festivals like Portland’s Wordstock, she is making spreadsheets and other shenanigans. She is also a wonderful writer of middle grade novels, including her debut novel, Hook’s Revenge, and the brand-new sequel, Hook’s Revenge: The Pirate Code which is why I’m delighted to host… Read more »

Thursday Treat

I just finished this book: And I loved it! I think you will, too. Even if you aren’t fond of chickens, you will fall for Sophie Brown’s chickens. They are, well,  the title of the book says it all: unusual. And so is the enterprising and industrious Sophie, who misses her Abuelita so much after the Brown… Read more »