Where do I write? Where do I draw? At my desk, of course. And at the kitchen table, on the living room couch, in my bed. In my head. In my dreams.

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Is this a ‘messy desk’ contest? I may have the winning entry. In truth, I’m not crazy about having a messy desk; it doesn’t quite keep me awake at night, but I’d much prefer an ordered, symmetrically (my math background) organized workspace, files here, references there, phone in the charger where it belongs. Instead, my [...]

Authors are imaginary mentors and real support.

How a Kid’s Author Got to Know Kids – Again It used to be so easy. While my kids were young, I spent time with them and their peers. I was a girl scout leader. I also led a cub scout den. I lived surrounded by kids – my readers. I listened to their cares, [...]

I once had the good fortune to open a letter and discover that award winning author, Jerry Spinelli, was to be my mentor at a writer’s conference. I was thrilled- certain that I had been assigned this amazing author because of my own literary brilliance and couldn’t wait to hear his praise of the first ten [...]