I've been meaning to update this post about my editing process for a while, as it's changed a bit in the last five ...

I was looking for the exact quote but I think it's long gone. A few years back (I think!) I'd read in PW about Mark Brown's firs...

There's a Chinese saying that all journeys begin with the first step. Well, I've been stepping and am glad to have hit a ...

As Grace mentioned, we're in Fresno together for the IBBY regional conference . They asked us to speak together about Wh...

me and Alvina! Lately, I've been horrible about blogging here and at my personal blog . Ever since France , I've been comple...

This has taken me a long, long time to put it all together. I'd posted parts of it before but I finally put all the images on it that I ...

 Here is one of my favorite pictures of my granddaughter Julia Anna. She's wearing an adorable hat that Grace gave her. My daughter...

Plot is definitely the thing I struggle most with in writing. Sometimes I think I don't even understand what a good plot is! So I bo...

The fall sale on Saturday was a lot of fun as usual; the main street that runs through the RISD campus was blocked off for the day an...

Hi all, I'm in California on vacation right now and am trying to unwind a bit--it's been a grueling month or so wo...

Thursdays are my day to write in the Blue Rose Blog. I have my own blog that keeps me very blog-occupied, but it is as scattered and variabl...

I remember going to a fair during the summer. There would be the booth where you'd throw the ball and knock the guy or girl...

As someone pointed out, the link I gave doesn't work. Oops! I need to check these things. Try this. There are two posts ab...

If there’s a children’s or young adult book that you’d like to nominate for a 2011 Cybils , do it soon! The nominations close on October...

I don't want to overshadow Libby's post today (so I won't make this long) but I did a post on my blog that I think is important....

Last weekend some of the Blue Rose Girls and our friend Alissa visited Anna in her beautiful quiet cozy country cottage. As usual, conversa...

Grace and I will each have a table at this Saturday's RISD Alumni Sale . There will be lots of fabulous handmade goodies at the sal...

I'm signing this sunday with two other lovely authors in Brooklyn under the Brooklyn bridge in Dumbo. Here's the link so ...

I have too many books, I know it, I'm trying to get rid of some. But even after filling 2 boxes, my shelves still look almost the s...