Happy Monday, everyone! And Happy Juneteenth! I'm so excited to introduce Jilanne Hoffmann to those who don't know her. She is a fabulous author, and as you'll find out, a world traveler. Jilanne's newest book, A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa...
EL: I'm excited to highlight my multi-talented friend, Jocelyn Rish. Jocelyn and I met in our 2021 Marketing group, The Picture Book Scribblers. Not only is Jocelyn a fantastic author, but she is a tech whiz who has gotten many of us (especially me) out...
It's just a few hours before Valentine's Day, and although I was planning to post this tomorrow (What better Valentine's Day present than a post about Vivian Kirkfield?), Houston, TX is expecting an ice storm tomorrow (yikes!), and I'm pretty sure I will lose my...
It's Summer 2020, and most of us find ourselves in a new, strange position. Years from now, how will we remember this time? Historic? Uncertain? Unprecedented? Maybe The Summer of Zoom and Heartbreak. I've sat down to write this post countless times. It didn't feel right...
A few years ago, I was fortunate to meet fellow Texan, Nancy Churnin, while at Kristen Fulton’s WOW retreat in Georgia. I knew that Nancy had written a book about a Deaf baseball player, and I was intrigued. I couldn’t wait to meet her. The...
A group of writers and I are reading a wonderful book called Fearless Writing by William Kenower. I won't say it has been life changing, but I will say it has made me look at my writing and other parts of my life in a...
As someone who is trying to break into non-fiction writing for kids, I have been reading as many non-fiction books as I can get my hands on. I am amazed at all the wonderful titles out there! When I happened upon Debbie Levy's I Dissent,...