Just a few days left in this year — it’s hard to believe. I’m about to embark on Alayne Kay Christian’s Writer’s Whole Life Perspective life-coaching challenges, and will be starting with her challenge to list 31 achievements of 2012. Don’t worry, I won’t list all thirty-one here! I do want to take a look …
Picture book manuscripts galore! Picture book manuscripts as far as the eye can see. When I signed up for 12×12 in 2012, hoping to write 12 picture book first drafts in 12 months, I really had no idea if I’d be able to do it. It seemed unbelievable to write that many unique drafts, while …
12 x 12 in 2012 on 12/12/12 — an End of Year Celebration! Read More »
Was that November that just went whizzing past while my attention was elsewhere? As anyone who has been reading my blog in the past few months will know, I had been looking forward to November for months, anticipating the production of The Great American Mousical at the Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT, and, indeed, …
November is often seen as a rather gloomy month, as autumn gives way to winter in what can be a series of dull, grey days. My mother used to quote the poem by Thomas Hood that begins “No sun — no moon — no morn — no noon” … and ends “November.” Evocative and well-written …
It seems almost trite to be focusing on what I’ve accomplished in the past month while friends and colleagues have Hurricane Sandy bearing down on them, but the show must go on despite the things happening around us that are out of our control. My thoughts, prayers, hopes are with all who are in Sandy’s …
The North Star has meant many things to many people over the years. Most often, it has meant guidance, a beacon, something to count on, something that can lead, that can be trusted. It’s something that helps us get our bearings, that tells us where we are and shows us where we’re heading. In life, …
Although this month didn’t go quite as I had planned, due to my fall (from which I’m recovering — the sprained hand is slowest to heal), I did manage to meet most of my key goals for the month. I confess, though, that I didn’t get nearly as much writing done as I like to …
This has been such a good month, with the creative juices flowing. I’ll detail what’s happened after the “read more.” It’s been good this month to focus my blog on different things than usual, with my Monday series about access to books for kids and my Friday series looking at some lesser-known middle grade novels. …