When I was a little girl, my parents had one hard and fast rule at the dinner table. We weren't allowed to say that we didn't like i...

I'm in the middle of a big move (Maryland to New Mexico), and I haven't had reliable access to the internet for most of this month. ...

Today was the first Sunday of the month, a day generally designated in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) as "Fa...

In preparing for our big move, I've been sorting through all of my old files this week, getting rid of the excess. In the process, I...

Going through old boxes of papers in preparation for our move, I discovered this: This paper was from an exercise I did in one of my col...

If you know me at all, then you know I don't like to dwell on negative things. I've been often accused of living in a world full of ...

They say you should never judge a book by its cover. I failed to take that into account when I picked up BEWARE THE NINJA WEENIES: AND...

Yay!! Yippeee!! WooHoo!! Hooray!! I finished all of my writing goals ! Now, I can take a little bit of a writing break (I'm cutt...

As promised, last night I finally sat down and tackled pre-conference challenge #6 on the SCBWI MD/DE/WV blog, in preparation for the upcomi...

As you know from my previous post , I've had a pretty full to-do list lately. I haven't been very active on any of my social media a...

Update! I am almost finished knitting the samples for my Recycle Knit book. Most of the pictures are now up on my website . Take a look and...

JUST FLIRT by Laura Bowers Dee Barton loves to flirt. It’s fun, and she’s good at it. Flirting makes everyone involved, flirter and f...

As I promised yesterday, I spent today tackling Challenge #3 from the SCBWI MD/DE/WV blog: As the Eraser Burns. This challenge was another ...

As promised, tonight I am tackling Conference Challenge #2 from the SCBWI MD/DE/WV blog . The challenge? "I want you to make a list o...

It's been a crazy, busy few weeks, but I promised myself that I would do it, so I'm finally playing catch-up on the Conference Chall...

With the kids home from school for the summer, you might be looking for a way to keep them busy. LITTLE KITCHEN: 40 DELICIOUS AND SIMPLE T...

As you know, last week, I participated in the May Mid-Grade Madness challenge , to write a 20,000-word Middle Grade novel within 72 hours. I...

Update: I've completed the May Mid-Grade Madness challenge!! Actually, since I write my first drafts by hand and I haven't finished...

This week, I'm excited to participate in the Query Roundtable event through Rachel Horwitz's blog. I've updated and revised my...

FIRST DESCENT by Pam Withers Rex Scruggs feels more at home out on the river with his kayak than anywhere else.   He’s grown up in the...