In the last year or so, I've gone to some great conferences and book festivals and signings and schmoozes and get togethers. They're all fun, I meet great people everywhere I go, and I always come home and nap for… Read the rest
Last weekend, I went to my first CON. I've been to conferences before, and meetings and get-togethers and schmoozes, but not a CON–except for all those conventions I went to. So, oh. Um.. I went to my first TEEN BOOK… Read the rest
I really have no idea how to write this post and say all the right things. Perhaps there aren’t any right things that can be said at moments like this. Our dear friend, Lisa ( ) passed away early this morning. There will… Read the rest
6. FESTIVEI really had no concept the scope of the LA SCBWI conference before I attended. I knew it was in a hotel, but I didn’t know the hotel had huge rooms for meeting in. I don’t know what I pictured…… Read the rest
Last week, while the rest of the children’s publishing world was in Bologna, Italy, I was in Florence.The other one.The Alabama one, which is certainly not Italy but still a vastly charming town.Although they did have fountains, oh yes they… Read the rest
