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January 22, 2018
We’re All In This Together*
“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” Emily Kimbrough, author and broadcaster (1899-1989) Before I was published I heard stories about how writers hoarded their best writing advice, or how opportunities were snatched up jealously, and the names of contacts never shared. […]
December 6, 2017
Survivors: on Thriving as a Long-Time, Actively Publishing Children’s Author
Cool! Two recent interviews with me have been posted. Both are by NY TIMES best-selling authors; Debbie Diesen (of the Pout-Pout Fish fame), and Cynthia Leitich Smith (of the Dark Universe Series: Tantalize, Blessed, Feral Nights, and more). Fun to do! They’re here at Debbie’s blog: Jumping the Candlestick. And here at Cyn’s blog: Cynsations. Enjoy! Shutta
December 5, 2017
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOUSELING’S WORDS!
Welcome to Mouseling’s Words–my newest little one! An auto-mouse-ography of being raised with the love of words. For every lover of books, language and swashbuckling! Illustrated by the talented Ryan O’Rourke. (Check out his other books.) Booklist says: “This earnest and encouraging title fits on the shelf of books for book- lovers . . […]
November 24, 2017
The Secrets We Bury by Stacie Ramey–Wow!
Dylan Taggart is on the run in Stacie Ramey‘s newest young adult book. It’s a gem!! THE SECRETS WE BURY. You can preorder now. (It won’t be out until March 2018 . . . bummer . . . but I found a secret copy to read!) Here’s a teaser: “In an effort to escape his family, Dylan […]
November 23, 2017
10 Things About Me
By way of being thankful for the zany life I’ve led–and loved, even in the bad times–here are ten things you might not know about me . . . What about you? Fess up!! 1. I once mooned a neighbor–admittedly, I was only about six. Still. The desire to thumb my nose, […]
October 29, 2017
Love this List!
List of 500+ Fun, Cool and Interesting Words Those of you who know me well know that I’m a “word-collector.” Or, rather, a “swashbuckler” of words–as is Mouseling in my upcoming book. (December, 2017) I–We (Mouseling is my alter-ego) LOVE this list that resides on Tara Lazar’s site. It reminds me of the specialized journals I keep. […]
October 26, 2017
Congratulations to Shutta’s Scholarship Winners!
Congrats go out to Betsy McKee Williams and Meline Scheidel, who have BOTH won scholarships to the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators’ Winter Conference in NY! One person has won my scholarship, plus transportation from the Mich-Chapter. And because we had so many entrants this year the local chapter also opted to fund another […]
October 3, 2017
Shutta’s Scholarship Solution to the Winter Doldrums!
If you are interested in attending the 2018 SCBWI Winter Conference in New York City, but feel you can’t afford it—think again. The scholarship I fund will send someone off to the wintery wilds of New York from February 2-4, 2018. And to top it off, SCBWI-MI will pay the awardee’s airfare! You can’t beat that! […]
August 23, 2017
First Review in for MOUSELING’S WORDS!
The first review of MOUSELING’S WORDS came out from Kirkus, and it’s a great one! (Already! The book won’t be published until Dec. 5. But you can preorder now.) A snippet here: “The tale is well-paced with just the right amount of gentle adventure to appeal to young humans discovering the world of words and […]
July 31, 2017
Wielding the Right Words (and the right journals)
Here’s the link to a new article I’ve written for Michigan’s SCBWI PAL newsletter about how words have their own personalities. And it’s also about how utilizing targeted journals is much more helpful than general journaling. (At least for me!) It’s here: https://scbwimipalnewsletter.wordpres... Enjoy! Shutta
