“The way to write is to throw your body at the mark when your arrows are spent.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This quote is a favorite of my friend and fellow Austinite Jerri Romine. “It affirms for me what a difficult… Read the rest!
I am over-the-moon delighted to tell you that Snuggle Mountain (Clarion, 2003) written by me and illustrated by Melissa Iwai is now available as an Iphone and Ipad App. You can order it here.
It is a terribly, terribly sad… Read the rest!
Okay so now you are wondering how is it that writers also look for the ‘no’? Aren’t we the ones hungry for the ‘yes’? Don’t we want our manuscripts published? Don’t we want representation? Shouldn’t we say yes, yes, yes,… Read the rest!
After last month’s flurry of literary activity here in Austin where publishers, agents, editors and authors convened, first, for the Texas Library Association’s Annual Conference and then the Writer’s League of Texas’s A to Z YA Conference, I got to… Read the rest!
Welcome to the corner of the web where writers tell what quote sustains them as they work. Visiting today is the lovely PJ (Tricia) Hoover an Austin author, a Texas Sweetheart, a great mom, friend and wife.
Actually, Tricia gave… Read the rest!
The following is a recent exchange between the teen and me:
Teen: Mom, why do you always leave the leashes hooked together on the tree? I always have to unhook them and it’s a pain.
Me: Is that a request?… Read the rest!
So we have this visiting teacher at our yoga studio.
In true, open hearted form, I had this instant allergic reaction to her. Her voice was too loud. She talked too much. She turned the microphone up so high there… Read the rest!
“Butt in Chair”
Sometimes, there is no magic. You must sit. You must put your butt in the chair and write. That’s all. That’s what I had to do this morning. I had to sit in the middle of a… Read the rest!
jasmine flowers drift
in piles on the front step
fragrant snow in spring… Read the rest!
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Writing Resources
Because we work by ourselves, writers and illustrators often feel alone. We aren’t but sometimes we need to be reminded of all the great resources around us. Here are a few that I rely on for classes, news and general good thinking:
