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31 Mar Bluebonnets Part Two…Moving On

Posted at 18:08h in children's literature, kid lit, picture books, publishing, reflection, revision, Texas, Uncategorized, writing by Ellen Leventhal 9 Comments

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Ellen Rothberg and I loved our book, Don't Eat the Bluebonnets. Lots of other people loved it too. It had heart, great illustrations, and kids connected with it. Ahh...

14 Jul Unicorns, Glitter, and Green Neon Marker

Posted at 14:24h in children's literature, floods, Houston, kid lit, reflection, top ten, Uncategorized, writing by Ellen Leventhal 10 Comments

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I am blocked. Stuck in quicksand without a single clever thought. I had some ideas at one time. I really did. But watching old ideas float away does not do much for sparking new ones. At least it didn't for me. In the aftermath of the Memorial...

01 May Poetry Friday Roundup! (It is still Friday, isn't it?)

Posted at 21:00h in children's literature, kid lit, publishing, reflection, songs, Uncategorized, writing by Ellen Leventhal 18 Comments

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Yep, that's me today. A big mess of mixed up "muddleness". Ok, "muddleness" is not a word, but I kind of like how it sounds. I apologize to my Poetry Friday pals who were busy looking for this post on the Space City Scribes site....

25 Feb Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde Me, Please!

Posted at 02:41h in kid lit, marketing, publishing, short stories, writing by Ellen Leventhal 8 Comments

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OK, I know. The title is pretty lame. But right now I feel like I am two people. Two very different versions of me. It may be because I’m in the middle of too many things in my writing life…the least of it being the...