It. Was. MOBBED. People were threaded through every aisle in the bookstore, waiting for up to two hours, all to have their books stamped by Suzanne Collins. There were over 600 people that got copies of Mockingjay (or Hunger Games) stamped. It would have been many more, but the bookstore only gave out the 600 wristbands, and everyone was limited… Read More
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. – Benjamin Franklin This weekend I was working on the second half of this quote. (First half here.) Marveling at the feel of limestone caves and spatterings of rain . . . Exploring hundred year old lighthouses on tiny islands of isolation . . . In wonder that 240 Watts of technology can… Read More
I have an author crush. I’m not embarrassed to admit that if I could transmutate into Suzanne Collins, author of the wildly popular Hunger Games series, and only had to trade my immortal soul, I might be seriously tempted. Okay, maybe not, but I’m sure to be fan-girling when I meet her on Monday at a signing at our local… Read More
A week ago, I visited three second grade classrooms (including Mighty Mite’s) to talk about being an author and writing with descriptive words. According to the thank-you notes I received, I think they had almost as much fun as I did: I like your mini computer a lot! I think it’s cool you wrote a chapter book! Thank you for… Read More
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. – Benjamin Franklin A friend recently told me, “This creative stuff is hard.” (she was endeavoring to write and was surprised how hard 500 words can be) Writing is hard work. Writing something worth reading is even harder. I was reminded of this yesterday as I slogged through revisions that took far… Read More
Debbie auctioned off this image as a part of the SCBWI Chicago Area Illustrators’ Network show and silent auction to benefit the Art Creation Foundation for Children in Jacmel, Haiti which suffered, like many organizations, as a result of the earthquakes there. I met Debbie Topolski on the way to the airport (SCBWI* conference in LA), where we discovered a… Read More