It only takes two words to inspire an infinite number of story ideas.  “Where do stories come from?” It’s the question writers get aske...

I'm planning to quit the SCBWI when my annual membership runs out in February. I've loved the organization. At one time I had over...

Do a Google search for "random photo generator" and you'll find several. Here's a link to one: http://www.pbase.com/photos...

This is the presentation I'll be delivering at the book launch for Why My Love Life Sucks at the Highland Park, New Jersey libra...

Simon Rose interviewed me for his Facebook group: Children's Authors and Illustrators. Hope you'll check it out: https://www.facebo...

School librarians don't just help kids find great books. They help  children's book authors find readers too. Last year at the...

I like Pinterest. It's visual, girly and intuitive, which works very well for me. A lot of my fellow writers and illustrators, though, w...

What are the three best things you can do if you want to learn how to write? Read, read, and read some more. The three most important thin...

Indie publishers, think of your book's cover as the most important page of your book. Why? Because it might be the only one a potential ...

I'm currently editing Ride of Your Life , a romantic YA novel involving ghosts in a theme park, when I came across this website:  http:/...

This is the last stop on my Bewitching book tour:  http://www.readergirlsblog.com/ It's been fun. I received a couple of glowing revie...

Toren changed my life. I don’t know how old I was when I first became a storyteller, but I do know I was quite young. I remember telling m...