Quick Happy Birthday shout-out to Charles Perrault! If you ever think you’re too old to start writing, Charles Perrault was almost 70 years old when he wrote his first fairy tales in 1697! They were[…]
Illustrator for Self-Published Picture Books | There’s a Mouse on My Head!
I have no clue how to illustrate picture books, so I’m glad I’m not an illustrator. I also wouldn’t know the first thing about finding an illustrator for a picture book, if I were considering[…]
The Story Reading Ape's Blog | Indie Author Resources
Finding great, new to me book bloggers by referral of trusted author friends is always fun. Michelle Eastman pointed me toward Chris’ The Story Reading Ape’s Blog. Chris runs an exceptionally fantastic book blog with[…]
HAVE BOOK, WILL BLOG TRAVEL | MY NEW MIDDLE GRADE BOOK
Any day in the year is a good day to blog about a new book release, but New Year’s Day makes it twice as fun, to me at least. This book took me quite a while[…]
New Year's Resolutions
New Year’s Resolutions! Every writer has them… And because there’s no original thought in my exhausted brain right now, I’d like to share this quote from one of my favorite authors, Neil Gaiman: I hope that in this year[…]
Play the bagpipes! Absolutely Aggie by Michelle R. Eastman
Today I’d like to give a shout-out to fellow author/blogger/mom Michelle Eastman. She recently released the second in her ‘Dust Fairy Tales’ books–and I was a absolutely charmed by it! The rhymes and the illustrations are adorable and it[…]
Merry Christmas from Southern California!
Merry Christmas from Southern California! It’s around 60F with zero chance of snow but 100% chance of Santa sightings–if you just believe!
Welcome Rachel Tey, Author of Tea in Pajamas
And down the rabbit hole we go…in Rachel Tey’s lovely and charming new book Tea in Pajamas. What if by doing something ordinary, you unlocked the gateway into a world of the extraordinary? For Belle[…]
The best children's books to read aloud this Christmas | Children's books
Give a book this Christmas! As a kid, I always got a book as a gift under the tree, and sometimes in was a compact cassette with a story. That would be like the hipster[…]
Amazon Giveaway — Promo Ideas For Authors
A few weeks ago I came across something new (to me): Amazon Giveaway. Now, if you’re an author, you’re always looking for fresh ways to promote your books! At least I do. And since it’s[…]
Writing Tips & the 70th Kid Lit Blog Hop
I’m back to blogging/twittering and wanted to kick it off by giving a shout-out to Carpinello’s Writing Pages! Actually, I’m giving her a shout-out because she included me in her recent Writing Tips …but that[…]