Voice. Source: Image by BroneArtUlm from Pixabay I'm deep in the editing stage on a PB manuscript that I started writing in 2021. This particular manuscript has been tricky for quite a few reasons. First and foremost, it's about a character who cannot use their voice to communicate. This person is, for an unspecified reason,… Continue reading Voice
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#ArtEverywhere – Mistakes…
Mistakes happen. It's nice when they're, at least, yummy. It's become a joke in our family when birthdays roll around for at least one of my kids and/or my partner to risk life and limb by asking when I'm going to make the cake... and then ask when I'm going to re-make the cake. So… Continue reading #ArtEverywhere – Mistakes…
#BehindtheScenes – Author Visit Booksales
In #BehindtheScenes posts, I share tips and tricks I've learned (or am learning) about writing and publishing. One of the most amazing parts of my life is sharing stories with kids. Sometimes I'm reading, sometimes I'm facilitating their reading, and sometimes they're on stage, and I'm waving my arms frantically teaching them how to tell… Continue reading #BehindtheScenes – Author Visit Booksales
#BehindtheScenes – Mockups
In #BehindtheScenes posts, I share tips and tricks I've learned (or am learning) about writing and publishing. Y'all. This kind of blew my mind. First, I'm old. Like, not "I've lived a lot of years" old, but more "I'm a geezer in the body of a not-so-ancient human." Most of the time, I'm good with… Continue reading #BehindtheScenes – Mockups
#LiteraryLife – Six the Musical
I have a rule. I never to listen to musicals before I see them. NEV. ER. Well, ok, almost never. I cheated a little for Hamilton. I watched the first "Cabinet Meeting" on the news one morning. (And then about 20 times later that day.) The night before I was "In the Room Where it… Continue reading #LiteraryLife – Six the Musical
#ArtEverywhere: February Bulletin Board
My February bulletin board celebrating Valentine's Day and Black History Month. February is always an interesting time in our house. So many family birthdays, holidays. You get the drift! So, while my bulletin boards have been off the hook this year, I was worried that this was going to be the month where I was… Continue reading #ArtEverywhere: February Bulletin Board
#ArtEverywhere: December Bulletin Board
My December bulletin board. Ok, so it's the end of January. I guess it's time to take the December bulletin board down. *Sigh.* I really needed this bulletin board this year. I'm not sure why. It was our first year out of lockdown. Our first year really getting to be with family for the holidays.… Continue reading #ArtEverywhere: December Bulletin Board
THE First Blog Post
I think the first post is always the most difficult to compose. There's a lot of pressure here. How to strike the right tone? Serious, but with humor. Comedic. Absurd as only real life can be. There are a lot of options. I'm aiming for somewhere between Morticia Addams and Eddie Izzard -- desperately passionate,… Continue reading THE First Blog Post