Awhile ago Meghan posted about the role talent plays in getting published. That got me thinking about what it takes to have a succ...

Here in New England, we have four very distinct seasons. Spring doesn’t usually arrive early where I live. In the past week, we had a spell...

I'm going to call this picture day. First, these are some illustrations I'm working on for THE INCREDIBLE LIFE OF BALTO: Second, the...

I noticed this posted on facebook, amongst the other posts. And I was like, wait, that kind of looks like me. Huh. It is me! Dawn Schreiner ...

TERRIBLE YELLOW EYES - This is a website and art dedicated to WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. The art is amazing! I wish I'd known about it ...

Tu Publishing, an upcoming independent press of multicultural fantasy & science fiction for MG/YA has just become an imprint of Lee ...

Continued from last week .

Beyond the Book: I Can Be Anything! by Jerry Spinelli, illustrated by Jimmy Liao (and also, Eggs ) (aka, How I became Jerry Spinelli...

In January, Grace asked if I would do a poetry reading at her wedding. I felt honored that she asked. Then I started to wonder if I should ...

Just wanted to post a new deal that I just made with a fellow Blue Rose Girl. It was just announced! Newbery Honor winner and NYT bestsell...

So, I've been a bit busy lately and haven't really kept up with all the posts here at the BRG as well as I should. So I am just catc...

Just so not everyone thinks I'm little miss complain-a-lot and god forbid, a "diva," I want to share with you a few reasons th...

What a lovely weekend it was, full of joy and beauty and the most amazing wedding cupcakes I have ever seen! Congratulations Grace and Alex!...

Got home late last night from a whirlwind but wonderful weekend in Salem, MA for Grace and Alex's wedding. It was a lovely, fun time wit...

Despite what I said below, I sometimes still do signings. I will especially do this if it is a GROUP signing. Why is this? Is it because I w...

Yeah, that's what I'm saying... and I'm sticking to it! What I think sells books are 1) good reviews (like starred reviews and g...

Sorry for posting a little late this morning. We had a wild wind storm yesterday and lost Internet access. I solved the problem this morning...

I finished the frame and fixed the fact that I cut the mat wrong. You can tell if you look closely but hopefully no one will look closely! I...

I thought readers of this blog might be interested to find out that a certain Blue Rose Girl recently received yet another big honor for he...