Daily Doodle
Worked on my own sort of adult coloring book page for today’s doodle. Verdict: FUN!
Somebody is journaling and dreaming and taking notes for a new book concept, and that somebody is me. Here’s a sneak peek at one of my inspiration boards. What will vintage clowns, gypsies and puppetry have in common? You’ll just have to wait and find out! (So will I, because honestly, I have no idea
It’s the first day of a New Year. I love new things. Fresh sheets of paper. New packs of crayons. New jeans. “New car” smell. The sidewalk being washed clean after the rain. However, I don’t really have any new resolutions to add to the mix today, sorry 2016! I am not in the mood
Deep thoughts on a Wednesday morning, wherein I am not feeling like going to the gym.
So, I didn’t realize it until I started writing books, but apparently, I have this thing. This thing I’ve discovered I’m not very good at. It’s all the bad stuff: the villains, the heart-pounding action, the high stakes – the sense of true danger and risk. In fact, that was the main critique by a few
I’m going to share what I think is the big, fat, secret, magic ingredient behind successful young adult fiction. This is just my unpolished, unpaid, amateur opinion, but as someone who was once a young adult and who now, as a mid-30s adult, is still enthralled by great YA reads, I feel somewhat qualified to
Young Adult Fiction: Why it’s for everyone, in my humble opinion… Read More »
Mad Hatter: “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” Alice: “I think you might do something better with the time than wasting it in asking riddles that have no answers.” —— Thank you, dear Alice. Though there are various answers speculated to that riddle, I have none, though my thoughts today are on ravens. Disney
Ok, so now that I think about it, that’s a lame attempt at a title of a blog post in which I want to talk about why I both adore traditional books and e-books! But, it’s a Monday, and that’s where I am, people. The fact is, I love to read. Period. I was the
As I’m all tangled up in thorns and roses and spindles and winding threads, the words of Anne Bronte are there to set us all aright. #amwriting