Children's Writer's World: Confessions of an Introverted Author

A couple of months ago, I blogged about my rejection from a prominent Mid-Western educational publisher.  Specifically, this publisher compi...

Late February, 2015 My beloved cat Ollie is dying.  In his younger days, he loved to swat at yarn, tear boxes to shreds, and carry his...

What would you do if an editor asked you for a revision? Would you: A.  Shelf the piece  B.  Send it off to another editor C.  Follo...

Last month, I pitched a literary agent for the first time at the Kentucky Writing Workshop. The night before however, I got maybe two hours ...

Last week I attended the Kentucky Writing Workshop.  In a word, it was FANTASTIC! Chuck Sambuchino, an editor at Writer's Digest, prese...

Throughout each week, I like to work out at the gym, walk for an hour, and take ballet. Of the three activities, ballet is the hardest.  ...

My daughter attends Wake Forest.  One of the many nice perks for parents is receiving an email called The Daily Deac.  Betsy Chapman writes...