Hurricane Sandy from my POV in my living room at about 3:30PM today. I'm scared.

I'm a good speller, but even I get some words confused. When is it "peek," rather than "peak," and vice versa? I r...

There are so many reasons why writers don't blog on a daily or even weekly basis.  I often feel that if I have time to write and edit ...

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The wind was blowing hard yesterday, so I asked my husband and daughter this question. The replies were so funny, they said I should post th...

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

"Stories are magic...and you're a wizard!" I bought a mug at the local dollar store and used Sharpie brush markers to write an...

I need feedback on a possible author visit program that addresses bullying, and I hope you'll help.  I'm going to be sending out f...

Today is the first day of ComicCon in San Diego, and many of my writing and illustrating, online friends will be there, including Lisa Yee ,...

A while ago I sent out a request for guest posts. I asked that they be either inspirational or informative, and I wanted them to be personal...

There's a new BookBuzzr widget on my blog at the top of the column on the right. If you click on it, you can read the first 50 pages of ...

 Happy Independence Day to all my American friends celebrating the holiday! Hand-drawn sneakers with a romantic-theme park design What ...

Check it out, a nother great review for Ride of Your Life: "...With reading this whole story, it definitely gave me the urge to want ...

You can now download the first chapters of Ride of Your Life for free! Yes, Ride of Your Life is a part of an exciting new teen fiction ...

I'm so excited: I'm doing a Bewitching Book Tour with Roxanne Rhoads for Ride of Your Life , and it starts today!  I hope you...

  I’m delighted to have a wonderful, multi-talented writer as a guest on my blog today, Jeff Davis. Jeff is the author of a new YA fantasy n...