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Ursula K. LeGuin RIP

It is more than a little ironic that I found out about the death of Ursula K. LeGuin right after book club.  We met on Tuesday evening.  I came home and logged onto Facebook.  The news was all over my feed. I’m not the only writer to think that LeGuin was an extraordinary talent.  I […]

From Book Loving Kid to Writer

As a writer for young readers, I sometimes feel like the oddball. I’m not a former teacher or librarian as are many of my fellow children’s writers. And it sure is a smart path to take to becoming a children’s writer.  Experience in the classroom really helps you know what kids love and what they […]

Research: Accidentally Discovering What You Didn’t Know

When Anna Rosling Ronnland talked to students who lived in Sweden, she asked them where they thought that the fit on a global scale?  Were they rich? Were they poor?  Or were they somewhere in the middle?  She was surprised to discover that they thought they were somewhere in the middle – not rich but […]

SCBWI: The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

I’m often asked whether or not I think it is worthwhile to join the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).  I never hesitate to say yes but admittedly I am biased.  I was the regional advisor for Missouri for 10 years.  I would never have put that much effort into an organization that I wasn’t […]

5 Minutes a Day: Creating the Writing Life You Want

Back on January 1, I announced that I’d be testing out various tasks that will go into 5 Minutes a Day: Creating the Writing Life You Want.  The whole idea for this book came about after I blogged on the Muffin about writing my middle grade novel in 5 minutes a day.  You can read […]

Writing a Fictional Story Based on Fact

If you like to write fiction based on fact, be sure to read Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.  I have to admit that although the book was originally published in 2012, I just read it.  For the first time.  Yes, it had been recommended to me.  Yes, I had seen the book and therein […]

Setting: Getting Specific

The story that I’m working on is set in the Himalayas.  One of the problems that I’m dealing with is that there are only so many ways to say stone without sounding like you are raiding the thesaurus.  I’m also having to look for a variety of ways to say climb, slope and steep. I […]

Golden Kite winners announced!

Late last week the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators announced the winners of the most recent Golden Kites.  Woo-hoo!  The Award recognizes excellence in each of six categories: Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Picture Book Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction for Older Readers, Picture Book Text, and Picture Book Illustration. This year there […]

Seeking Inspiration: 3 Things I Learned from Marla Frazee

Last week, I saw this amazing short video of Marla Frazee while I was on the treadmill.  I say amazing because it was inspirational on so many levels. Here are three things that I took away from it.

Marla Frazee from Adam Goodwin on <a […]

Winners!: Winners of the Walter Dean Myers Award for 2018 Announced

The​ ​Walter​ ​Dean​ ​Myers​ ​Award,​ ​also​ ​known​ ​as​ ​“The​ ​Walter,”​ ​was​ ​named​ ​for​​ ​author​ ​Walter​ ​Dean​ ​Myers​ ​who passed away in 2014.​ ​Myers​ ​was​ ​the​ ​third​ ​National​ ​Ambassador for​ ​Young​ ​People’s​ ​Literature,​ ​appointed​ ​​by​ ​the​ ​Library​ ​of​ ​Congress in​ ​2012​.​ ​Take a look at his books and it is clear that he wrote and promoted […]