Happy Summer to you all! I hope you’re enjoying a few lazy days as well as soaking up time with your families in fun and creative ways. It’s been blazing hot here in central Texas with temperatures climbing well over 100 degrees most days for the past several weeks. We usually don’t hit triple digits… Read more »
Five Austin authors gathered today to speak to a standing-room-only audience at Book People about “Everything you ever wanted to know about young adult literature but were too afraid to ask.” The Delacorte Dames and Dude, as they have billed themselves, were colleagues before realizing they shared a publisher, Delacorte Press. Now, they occasionally unite… Read more »
I would venture to say that, at some point, all writers ask the questions “Is writing really what I want to do? Do I have what it takes? Am I cut out for the turmoils of the writing/publishing industry?” Everyone answers those questions in his/her own way. I have an interesting perspective today. I never… Read more »
I recently finished reading the debut novel by Texas author Jacqueline Kelly, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. Sadly, I missed meeting Ms. Kelly at her book signing this week at Book People. I hope for another opportunity in the near future. Before I continue, I must admit that it took me a while to get… Read more »
We mothers need a sense of humor, don’t we? Even if you’re not a mom, you’ll giggle at this video clip of “The Mom Song” set to the music of William Tell’s Overture. Happy Mother’s Day Y’all! Quote for the Day: “There are times when parenthood seems nothing but feeding the mouth that bites you.”… Read more »
From the website of Paula Yoo comes the ultimate picture book challenge. Write seven picture book manuscripts in seven days. See www.paulayoo.com The following information is provided by Paula Yoo NATIONAL PICTURE BOOK WRITING WEEK (”NaPiBoWriWee”)7 Picture Books in 7 Days! In the spirit of National Novel Writing Month (“NaNoWriMo”) where people across the country… Read more »
I’m so glad that I haven’t punched a time clock to record the hours, months, years I have planted my caboose in a chair in front of a keyboard or notebook. Frankly, I’m afraid such knowledge would depress me today. What I know is that I’ve written until my hands ached and read until my… Read more »
I heard this song today on the radio and, I swear, I didn’t have a clue who the artist was. I rushed home to google the song title. Imagine my surprise when I found that Miley Cyrus was the voice behind these amazing lyrics. If you are a writer still climbing toward that elusive first… Read more »
My second-grader and I just returned from a cub scout camping trip. You read correctly; just the two of us. Dad, who is no fan of camping, was conveniently out of town for this foray. Son and I didn’t mind. Many women are overwhelmed by the idea of commanding such an outdoorsy expedition, which explains… Read more »
Good News for the week: I am 95% finished with revisions to my latest nonfiction book project which means that I’ll make my self-imposed April 30th deadline. YAY! Wish me luck! Before I go on, I have to admit that I’ve been rather pre-occupied lately and have failed to make note of specific details related… Read more »
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