A quick favor to ask
Hey friends, I’m just popping in to ask a quick favor… I found out this morning that two of my picture book manuscripts qualified in a writing contest. The publisher that’s…
Coffee cake and banana slugs (and it’s all about being real)
Today for Mom-Monday, I wanted to share one of the mom-moment stories I got in response to my requests for submissions for the book I’m writing. (After reading some of…
Looking for stories and words of wisdom from moms – share yours!
Happy Mom-Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. I mentioned on Friday I’ve been revising the parenting book I’ve been working on and I need your help. For anyone who might…
Are You Just Too Busy?
That’s the question my friend Joanne asks in her book Just Too Busy – Taking Your Family on a Radical Sabbatical. Her book is the story of her own family’s…
Maybe the most important thing that I will ever write
Lately, whenever I’m able to carve out some time to write, I’ve been struggling with which projects to work on. I have several things I’m finishing up or revising, and some new projects I’ve recently started too….
My Easter Gifts…
I’ve been wanting to read Ann Voskamp’s book One Thousand Gifts for a while now and I finally downloaded it to my nook this week. I can’t put it down. What…
A couple of exciting writing / book events!
It’s hard to believe that our annual Northern California SCBWI Spring Spirit conference is just a couple weeks away (April 2nd)! I’m really excited. (For those of you who might be new…
A couple of great picture books…
Hi everyone! I hope you had a great week. I’m just popping in to recommend a couple of picture books that I had the opportunity to review for the San…