WOW RETREAT IN HELEN, GA!
The view outside my window at the WOW Retreat in Helen, Georgia! I recently attended the 2015 WOW... Read More
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Nobody An Author Loved Is Ever Really Gone
I don’t know who originally penned the saying, Nobody An Author Loved Is Ever Really Gone, but I first encountered... Read More
Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
Forevermore when I think of the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival, I will remember eating my way through Mississippi!... Read More
Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
Next week I’m headed to the University of Southern Mississippi with Augusta Scattergood. We’re going to co-lead a workshop called,... Read More
WRITING A PUBLISHABLE PICTURE BOOK
When I first started writing, I began with picture books because I thought they were easier. HA! They are not.... Read More
Sydney Taylor Award Blog Tour – ISABEL’S WAR by Lila Perl
An Interview With Lizzie Skurnick (Sydney Taylor Award Blog Tour) Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries Lizzie Skurnick Books is... Read More
Winning A Crystal Kite!
At the Miami SCBWI Conference, my book THE BALLAD OF JESSIE PEARL was awarded the Crystal Kite Award for the... Read More
Raising A Reader
I met Aimee Reid, author of MAMA’S DAY WITH LITTLE GRAY, at the Miami SCBWI Conference. Aimee asked me to... Read More
104th Annual NCTE Convention
The NCTE conference was held at the Gaylord Resort and Conference Center. I snapped this picture in the Atrium. I... Read More