I've decided to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writers Month) this year. NaNo is where a bunch of crazy people commit to writ...
I've decided to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writers Month) this year. NaNo is where a bunch of crazy people commit to writ...
It's Wednesday! I haven't done a Work-in-Progress update for awhile, so here's the scoop. I'm working on two books simultane...
It's unmistakeably fall in the Yakima Valley. Every year my in-laws make grape juice from the grapes they grow in their back yard. Her...
Little Wang Yue, nicknamed Yue Yue, died today. >> Here << is the BBC report. You've probably read the articles, maybe you ...
We writers all look forward to The Call. It seems illusive and then suddenly it's happening. An agent asks if she can call you! You thin...
We all have our own routines and processes when we write. Some of us wing our way through a draft. Others plan. Years go by and we learn new...
An empty bookstore: it has got to be one of the saddest spectacles my young eyes have ever lighted upon. My mind and heart still hold the im...
This is a test. This is only a test. Because my last blog post never showed up in MY Google reader, so I'm wondering if it showed up in ...
Last Wednesday, our little community had a treat ... picture book author Karma Wilson came to town! Our lower-elementary school princip...