Thankful for Picture Books

Each Thanksgiving I’m reminded of all the wonderful things to be thankful for (family, friends, health, community) and this season is no different, but I want to add to my list this year and say I’m thankful for picture books and the joy they brought to me as a child, the joy they’ve brought to […]

Part II – Picture Book Posts for Hen and Ink Literary

Good morning! Click HERE for Part II of my recap from the 17th Texas Book Festival on picture book advice at Hen & inkblots. This post Language Serves the Story highlights advice from authors Liz Garton Scanlon and Candace Fleming. I hope you enjoy! Let me know what resonates? Do you have any revision tricks […]

Picture Book Posts for Hen & Ink Literary Studio

It’s a crisp morning and the sun is shining and it’s Picture Book Month! Cluck! Cluck! In celebration of that and to pass along information I gleamed from attending the 17th Texas Book Festival in Austin this past October, I have done two posts for my agent Erzsi Deak and the agency Hen & Ink Literary Studio. […]

Literary News in and Around Austin

There’s so much happening in and around the Greater Austin area and I’m looking forward to filling you in on all things literary! Screened-in porch at The Writing Barn This past Wednesday, I spent the day at Bethany Hegedus’ The Writing Barn with writing buddies Donna Bowman Bratton, Samantha Clark, Nikki Loftin and Vanessa Lee who […]