Today is April 1, the start of National Poetry Month. In 1996, the Academy of American Poets proclaimed this month to celebrate the amazing wealth of emotion, humor and human experience found in poetry. Liz Garton Scanlon, a poet I…
Last week, I talked about my approach to Social Media. This week I want to talk about one particular aspect of social media: Branding.
I first heard the word ‘branding’ in a marketing breakout group at a conference for children’s…
I remember when I first heard the opposite expression: Those who can’t, teach. It was said by a grumpy filmmaker who wasn’t getting the work they thought they deserved and teaching what they knew to others was somehow less than…
Today is Liz Scanlon‘s birthday. She is a poet, a children’s book author, a mom, a wife, a fine woman and I’m so glad I get to call her a dear friend. She’s also a fellow April haiku mate. I…
You may have noticed that I dropped off the face of the blogosphere last week. If you didn’t, you were probably swamped by May, the month of school crescendos. Graduations, celebrations, parties. There is a whole lot of hoo-rah that…
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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: