Welcome back! As promised, today I’m going to talk today about my presentation in the upcoming Digital II Symposium: The Nuts and Bolts of Success. Have you been shying away from entering the realm of the Blogosphere? Not sure what all this talk about Social Media is about? It’s really quite simple. Social Media is about […]
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When Do You Write For Children?
Are you a morning writer? Afternoon or night owl? Can you write only on weekends? What is your writing schedule like? Send me a comment. I’d love to know! I personally love writing in the mornings when the house is dark and the only sound I hear is the humming of the air conditioner. But […]
5 Things to Consider Before Dismantling a Blog
Think blogging is taking up too much of your time? Worried no one reads your blog? What happens if you haven’t updated your blog in months? Do you feel like you may as well take it down? Does this sound familiar? If it does, you’re not alone. But before you make any drastic decisions, rethink […]
Author Interview: Darrin Lunde
Darrin Lunde is a museum mammalogist with the National Museum of Natural History which is part of the Smithsonian Institute. He divides his time between his full-time duties at the museum and creating books for young readers. I reviewed his latest book Monkey Colors, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne (Charlesbridge, 2012) yesterday, (Click HERE to read the […]
Book Review: Monkey Colors
Monkey Colors by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne (Charlesbridge, July 2012). This 32-page picture book is perfect for the child learning to read with its simple language and use of many sight words. Lunde introduces children to twelve kinds of monkeys and the many colors they come in. And at the end of the […]
Co-Author Interview: Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
Kathryn Heling has been a school psychologist for over 20 years and is a former special education teacher. She loves working with children and figuring out how each child learns best. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author and lives in the beautiful State of Wisconsin. She also loves to travel by train. Deborah Hembrook […]
Book Review: Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do
August is officially here and many educators and parents are adding to their library shelves and gearing up for the 2012/13 school year. If you’ve got a preschooler or kindergartner at home or in the classroom, you’ll enjoy the books I’ll be reviewing over the next few weeks. Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by […]
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 […]
Hen & ink Literary Retreat
One of the many pleasures I had this summer was the opportunity to travel to Montpelier, VT and meet some of the agency sisters at Hen & ink Literary as well as my AMAZING agent Erzsi Deàk. Erzsi held a two-day retreat in the quaint village of Montpelier to discuss our current works-in-progress and to get to […]
Beaches and Butterflies and Beavers, Oh My!
It’s good to be back home after visiting my mom’s place in Canada but I do miss the beaches, butterflies and beavers that I saw while on our many adventures throughout my home province of Manitoba. Beaver house on one of the slews near Russell, MB The kids and I often took the car to […]