This past weekend I had the privilege of going to Kindling Words East, a writerly get-together that’s part workshop, part retreat, and part party. 🙂 Basically, about 75 published children’s and YA authors, illustrators, and editors descend on a hotel/spa … Continue reading
Talking with author friends last weekend about what my husband does, I realized I should share his very reader-friendly game again! Chris programs and designs Flash games, and Word Vine is particularly fun for word fans. Give it a shot … Continue reading
Yesterday, I discussed what authors like to talk about with each other. So today I figured I’d talk about what authors like–and don’t like–to talk about with readers. The first part is easy. Although we probably won’t go into as … Continue reading
(Based on spending the last three days in a group of children’s authors, illustrators, and editors) 1. The writing process. Different writers work in so many different ways, and I think we are endlessly fascinated by how others write, even … Continue reading
I’m leaving for Kindling Words very early tomorrow morning, so this will be the last blog post this week. (I will still be reading e-mails, if you really need to get in touch.) Since the Academy Award nominations were just … Continue reading
Realized it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these–still a few more to go! 🙂 Will cover two today since they’re both fun ones. Do you have a favorite animated ghost movie/series? Not animated–the only animated ghost-related show … Continue reading
I was asked here a few months back if I could talk about juggling having a day job and writing, and all the extra jobs that can come with being a published author (like marketing one’s books). I’m probably not … Continue reading
I have discovered that Give Up the Ghost is now available for order in Romania, with the official release date being January 31st. My Romanian publisher, Leda Books, even made this awesome flash presentation for the book. How cool is … Continue reading
I already explained that Lisa Germano’s entire album Geek The Girl was a great fit for Cass’s character. But I couldn’t put every single song from the album on my unofficial soundtrack. The other Lisa Germano song that really resonated … Continue reading
Seems appropriate to be talking about this now, since I was just picking band names and the pic I used for the mini contest was this one: Which, you may or may not know, comes from a most excellent movie … Continue reading
