December 2015

TBT: The One Book to Get for Anyone Who Wants to Write for Children

December 17, 2015

With holiday shopping still in full swing, this post from the past is still timely. As a children’s author, I’m often asked how someone can get their book published. I used to try and cram as much information that I’ve learned over the past ten years into ten minutes or less. Then my husband came […]

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TBT: The Christmas Someone Stole My Grandma’s Car and Other Stories

December 10, 2015

This week’s post is from Christmas past, about finding inspiration in everyday life. It’s from a December 2010 post I wrote for Storytellers Unplugged, a multiple-author blog about writing, publication, and the creative life. You know that one question people seem to always ask writers? Not the one about how much money you make. I’m […]

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TBT: It’s Sweater Weather, Even if You Have to Wear it on Your Head

December 4, 2015

For this week’s “Throw Back Thursday,” I chose a blog post from three years ago. Two reasons why. The first is that the mild fall we had this year in St. Louis reminded me of the weather we had that year. The second is that shortly after Thanksgiving that same year, one of my two […]

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Thanks for Helping Get This Party Started

December 2, 2015

More than 400 book launch parties got underway yesterday on the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators website. That’s a lot of parties! Which is why I’m very grateful that people took the time to stop by my book launch party for the Crown Affair. There’s still time to attend, because this party’s an Open House. There’s […]

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It’s Party Time! Drop in and Enter to Win!

December 1, 2015

Detective Joe Dumpty’s celebrating the launch of his second book, THE CROWN AFFAIR, over at Party Central. Joe’s a generous guy, so he’s giving away a signed set of his “case files.” The party’s started, the contest is ready to enter, and you’re invited! 

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