I am in Scotland, and thought that this year, the logistics -- even my heavy luggage would be easier because I would know how to do things. ...

Yesterday I was feeling down, having just received the news that one of my books (one that I love) is going out of print. It is somew...

Are you looking for a simple way to celebrate Earth Day with your kids? There are a number of activities for the wee ones on the we...

    In trying to come to terms with what happened in Boston, I find myself remembering Ann Frank: “In spite of everything I still believ...

I meant to post this here last week but I forgot and only posted it on  my personal blog . I've been having a hard time rememb...

    Thanks to everyone who entered and voted in the contest! The challenge was to write a story in 50 words. The winner, chosen by r...

Come join me tomorrow, April 9th, for the Winchester Authorfest! I'll be signing books along with a long list of wonderful au...

    Please vote for your favorite  50-word story in the comments by April 7. You can vote anonymously and comment or not, as yo...

    People often ask if their mss. are "publishable." I used to think that was a question editors, agents, and even other au...

Recently, the pursuit of filthy lucre has been on my mind. Perhaps it's because of my decision to have  an original art trunk sal...

    I've asked the other Blue Rose Girls, and the contest now has a prize and lasts longer: the prize is the BRGs book of your ...

All the way in December, which seems like years ago,  a videographer came to film me for a little movie for the Girl Scouts . When ...

    In Scotland every month they have a contest: write a story in fifty words. They always give you a prompt-- this month, it was "...

The more I travel the more I learn about schools lesson plans, librarians' likes and dislikes, and what schools won't accept. When...

A few weeks ago, while waiting for comments on my book,  I got addicted (not too strong a word) to a Swedish detective series, so addic...

As you know, I'm moving! One of the things I've been thinking about is lightening my flat files. They are just stuffed with a...

    Writers spend a lot of time waiting -- at least I do: waiting for comments, waiting for contracts, and (during the first draft) wa...

As I mentioned a couple of time earlier, I am the creator the 2013 Children's Book Week Bookmark . I can't tell even begin to ...

Today I'm having good fun developing developing some new picture book ideas. One involves drawing people, something I haven't...

One of the reasons we are moving is that we've outgrown the condo. What used to be the studio is now overrun with baby things--n...