A Writing Life
Quotable Tuesday-Nancy Bo Flood
Today at Quotable Tuesday, I am thrilled to welcome fellow VCFA alum and author Nancy Bo Flood. Rather than simply share a quote and what it means to her, Nancy wrote an essay about writing and I am going to…Quotable Tuesday-Tami Lewis Brown
Today at Quotable Tuesday I am delighted to welcome fellow VCFA alum Tami Lewis Brown. She is the author of two incredible books for children: SOAR, ELINOR–the true story of America’s youngest pilot Elinor Smith–and THE MAP OF ME–the…Quotable Tuesday-Caroline Carlson
Today at Quotable Tuesday, I am so pleased to host friend and fellow VCFA alum Caroline Carlson. Caroline and I had the extraordinary pleasure of sharing the wit and wisdom of Julie Larios during one semester together. When I…Quotable Tuesday-Mima Tipper
Today at Quotable Tuesday, I am delighted to host friend, fellow VCFA alum and writer Mima Tipper. When I asked her what quote inspires her as a writer or keeps her going when the publishers aren’t making house calls, she…Quotable Tuesday-Stephanie Parsley
Today at Quotable Tuesday, I get to visit with my friend and fellow writer Stephanie Parsley. I think I first met Stephanie at a retreat with Kathi Appelt almost a decade ago. I still remember the manuscript she shared.…Quotable Tuesday-J.L. Powers
Today at Quotable Tuesday, I am so pleased to visit with my friend and author J. L. Powers. I first met Jessica at Vermont College of Fine Arts. It was her first semester. I was assigned to her as a…Are our digital lives eating our souls?
The subtitle to this blog should be: Sam strikes again. As in, my friend Sam sends me a link that does the prickly thing down the back of my neck. This time he sent me a link to a blog…Quotable Tuesday-Anastasia Suen
Today at Quotable Tuesday, I am joined by the extraordinary Anastasia Suen, author of over one hundred books for children, literacy blogger and teacher. I first ‘met’ Anastasia when my daughter pulled one of her board books off the library
El día de los niños/El día de los libros, Children’s Day/Book Day
Once upon a time there was a poet and author named Pat Mora. She believed in fostering the love of books in children. She called it ‘book joy.’ One day, someone asked her about Children’s Day. Even though it had…L2-Writing Right Now
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A Tree grows in Sedona