When I close my eyes, I am right back in that moment when the story of Hello, Little One: A Monarch Butterfly Story jumped into my heart. ...

I began my Writer’s Journey writing picture books pre -Internet, pre -J.K.Rowling’s Harry Potter $ucce$$, pre SCBWI when it was minus the ...

x Howdy, Campers, and Happy Poetry Friday! The link to PF is below.   TeachingAuthors'  posts this round are about the various ways w...

It never fails, no matter the Workshop or class I teach, no matter my students, their ages and/or experience:   I always learn as much as m...

Last year at this time, I wrote a post that began : I love learning. If I had unlimited resources, I'd be a full-time student for the r...

I love learning. If I had unlimited resources, I'd be a full-time student for the rest of my life. Instead, I'm a teacher, which is ...

Craft books can be a huge help, but I don’t always read them straight through. I often find some nugget that inspires me enough to make me g...

How many writers have strange word associations?  (Maybe I'm kidding myself that it's a writer thing and I'm just weird.)  Names...

I love wordplay. I savor the delicious way words feel in my mouth. The taste of an especially yummy combination—one that tingles with rhythm...

I meant to mention yesterday that my "ideal" day varies based on my current priorities. At the moment, my "ideal" schedu...