There are times, when I do an illustration that CRACKS–ME-UP! This is one of those times. This spot is from my novel entitled Fifth Grade...

FMI: Hello Christina! I am thrilled to feature you on today’s blog. Christina is a painter and art educator extraordinaire whom I have...

RE: "My Perfect Life" (from an earlier post). So, about those doughnuts. I cannot eat doughnuts because I’m gluten-free. Now, I only...

First, I’ll need doughnuts, lots of doughnuts. Still warm, of course. Made by a professional doughnut maker, of course. If there isn’t a...

I've read dozens and dozens of banned books and here's my take away. I became a more empathic, better informed, more well-rounded person...

If you are a middle grade or chapter book author like I am, you'll love the blog From the Mixed Up Files...of Middle Grade Authors. The...

I've just about finished writing my first middle grade novel. It's taken almost three years and it's still not complete (close, though)!...

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

To the Mattresses: Today, I fought like hell with chapter ten. It was out and out fisticuffs of the cerebral kind.

At the moment, I am juggling myriad job applications, my novel, other free-lance writing gigs, editing works by my writing partner, and...

My novel currently logs in at 38,193 words. The words, ostensibly, all go together and make sense when read from start to finish.

This drawing is the result of an exercise I do from time to time. The purpose is to keep me on my toes, my drawings fresh. I started by...

I have been fighting with chapter 10 all week. I write something and the writing responds by being banal, redundant, and verbose. How...

GLORIFIED TYPIST? The last few days have been torture. I am working on chapter 10 of my novel. It’s a very emotional section and has been

RABBIT HOLE! While doing research for some writing projects not related to my novel, I ended up falling down a rabbit hole with several hour

WORD COUNTS. I’ve been thinking a lot today about word counts. Both in the sense of what was created in a day (my output) as well as using w

People are surprised to learn that I write every day for at least four hours, M-F and sometimes on the weekend too. Specifically, two...

Even though I’ve been writing in some form for ages, I am new to writing. Learning to write in school is miles apart from writing a...

PLEASE! Get vaccinated. Don't forget about getting your booster, too. Keep yourself and those around you safe. It's the right thing to...