I never had a dog as a pet when I was growing up. My daughter got a yellow lab last year. Her dog Jack is truly a character—and a rascal. My...

My cousin recently got an Amazon kindle and "I'm going to read your new book on it!" he said excitedly. My reaction? Not as e...

The Disappearing Desmond dummy is close to done. Stay tuned for art in progress posts soon!

If you haven't heard yet, there's quite the controversy going on regarding the U.S. cover image of Justine Larbalestier 's new Y...

In my POETRY FRIDAY: Otherwise by Jane Kenyon post, I mentioned that I've received a lot of sad news in recent months about friends and...

It has been a year of bad news for me. Two close friends with cancer that had seemed to be doing so well are experiencing setbacks… a young ...

Hey, you've got about a week left to enter my contest for this month's drawing! Remember the contest? The one from my online launc...

This past weekend I had the great honor of speaking at the Mazza Museum 's Summer Institute. And I really mean it when I say honor, beca...

So while I do have actual book projects to post about, I am still flying high after our wedding so please indulge me another post or two... ...

Okay, so I've decided to make a webpage for the art so that if you want a piece you can just paypall it or whatever I decide is the best...

As I mentioned last week , I've been at the Highlights Foundation Writer's Workshop at Chautauqua. Chautauqua. Ah, Chautauqua . How...

Hello all, I am in dire need of money right now. Things are very ugly. Although I've had offers to purchase my art I never intended to s...

I just finished teaching my section of the Solstice low-residency MFA program in YA/Children's lit and I can't say enough good thin...