I have a new way to kill time. (Like I needed it?) It's called knoword and it tests your vocabulary skills. It gives you the first lett...

Every now and then people turn my art into completely new and wonderful things that I love to share with you. Remember the Mermaid Cake ? Or...

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I just finished reading UNEARTHLY by Cynthia Hand and must say I LOVED it! I rarely write actual reviews, but here's what I said on Go...

To quote: Last month our family watched "Exit Through the Gift Shop." We loved it. In fact Gracie was bound and determined to be...

This takes reading to a whole new level! Su Blackwell creates the most amazing scenes out of books, even hand-written diaries. It's no w...

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Enjoy!

For the Children's Choice Book Awards. Go have your say for one of the most prestigious awards in children's literature. And you do...

So a few weeks ago I went on retreat with my Cheese Whizzes (the official name of my critique group) to the North Georgia mountains. Through...

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People wonder what they look like. This is apparently the slush pile for Arthur A. Levine Books (publisher of Harry Potter).

Every writer should have a bookshelf like this. Parenthesis! Gotta luv 'em. Reminds me of my favorite name for a cat ever - "Italic...

I'm pleased to be a guest host for the 2011 Share a Story ~ Shape a Future literacy campaign! This year's theme is Unwrapping the G...

I recently saw one of Brian Dettmer 's pieces in person at the MOCA gallery's "Movers and Shakers" show while there to se...