NEW DAREDEVIL VIDEO 23 Aug 2013 | 08:18 pm

book party! you're invited! 21 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm

So, the Ling and Ting Share a Birthday comes out in September! That is next month! Usually, by now I am knee deep in booklaunch plans with a date already set. This time, if you haven't noticed, I've ...

studio update and event on Sunday! 15 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm

So, I am still setting up the studio. I admit I have pretty high standards for it, which is why it is taking so long. One of the things I want to do is have the stairway wall going up to it set up lik...

Next Big Thing Global Blog Tour: Now I'm it! 13 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am

1. What is the working title of your next book(s)? I am currently revising a draft of my first chapter book, tentatively titled The House on Oak Street. This title will change, it's more of a plac...

a working studio 7 Aug 2013 | 08:15 pm

Even though the studio is not completely set up (note the empty book tower in the back), work cannot wait for my perfectionist aspirations. Work has begun on the third Ling and Ting book (right now ti...

"I'm trying to think of the less obvious ones" (an eleven year old's recommendations) 2 Aug 2013 | 02:25 pm

One of the things that has been discouraging me lately about writing is that so many children on this island who USED TO read are now obsessed with computer games -- especially Mine Craft. "Obsessed" ...

The point -- or a point 28 Jul 2013 | 04:12 pm

It's easy to get discouraged in this business -- and it IS a business, that's one of the discouraging things! But there are many others, so many that sometimes I wonder what the point of writing for c...

A Better Story from CNN 22 Jul 2013 | 11:32 pm

An interesting article from CNN last week on the subject of getting published: A better story than J.K. Rowling's

BYE BYE CEO 18 Jul 2013 | 08:25 am

I can't say that I'm sad to see him go. Ha! That rhymes. 

I'm it (Grace tagged me -- see below) 16 Jul 2013 | 11:54 pm

1. What is the working title of your next book(s)? Tibbie Macgregor and the Scottish King --a partly true story 2. What genre does your book fall into? Middle grade novel. 3. How long did it tak....