After the conference
I am home again after a wonderful weekend at our regional SCBWI conference at Asilomar. I started off by picking up Samantha McFerrin, >Harcourt Children’s Books, and Lin Oliver, co-founder of...
View ArticleWhat do otters have to do with children's books?
You know what? I don’t know. I can never remember why the annual Children’s Booksellers event is called the Otter Dinner or why the award they give is called the Otter award. But that’s where I was on...
View ArticleTricycle Press booth at BEA
My thanks to my lovely and talented friend Dian Curtis Regan for sending me this pictureof the Tricycle Press booth from BEA. Notice the beautiful light box!
View ArticleBook Launch is tonight & thank yous
A final reminder to everyone that the book launch party for Hugging the Rock is tonight, 7pm, at Books Inc in Mountain View. (301 Castro Street) I wish all my LJ journal friends could be there. Maybe...
View ArticleBook launch party – the details
Yes, I am remiss in getting these detail of the book launch party posted in a timely manner. But there’s a good reason for that. A very good reason. The launch, pre and post, have been a cause for much...
View ArticleCSLA – Sacramento 11/18 & 11/19
Is anyone around here going to CSLA in Sacramento on 11/18 & 11/19? I’m driving down on the 18th, in the afternoon, and will be around for checking out the exhibits that afternoon and dinner. I...
View ArticleDublin & San Mateo appearances
Short notice, I know. Reading and signing for Hugging the Rock. Barnes & Noble Dublin, CA Saturday, November 10th 1pm Barnes & Noble San Mateo, CA, Saturday, November 17th 1pm . If you’re...
View ArticleLast speaking event of the year for me
If you’re anywhere around Pleasanton in Northern CA I will be speaking to the Tri-Valley branch of California Writer’s Club this coming Saturday. The title of the talk is: Writing at Red Lights: How...
View ArticleA perfectly lovely Saturday
Today I drove to Plesanton, about 40 minutes, to speak to the Tri-Valley branch of California Writers Club. Giving a speech is always sure to bring a few surprises but the big surprise for me had...
View ArticleSurvey – Social Media & the publishing world
I’m working on a presentation for authors about Social Media & the publishing world. I’d love to get some feedback on any of the following questions: #1 What is your connection to the publishing...
View ArticleTuesday drive-by post
I am thinking about blogging but as we all know, thinking about blogging and actually blogging are not the same thing. So here is a drive-by post of what’s going on. I’m tackling the still-massive...
View ArticlePoetry Power on BlogTalkRadio
Huge thank you to Katie Davis for having me on her BlogTalk Radio show to talk about the poems I wrote (about the father I’ve never known) for National Poetry Month. For those of you who missed the...
View ArticleAnd the frenzy begins – Kidlitcon
Tomorrow morning I leave on an early (oh way too early) flight for Minneapolis for KidLitCon I’m going a bit early so I can have time with my friend and the folks over at The Children’s Literature...
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