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Get your head in the game.
It is the Wednesday after vacation, and I’m having a hard time getting my head in the game. I haven’t written in a while due to work I’ve been doing for Creative Bookings but each day I don’t write feels … Continue reading
SCBWI NYC Registration Oct. 19th
Registration for the SCBWI New York winter conference opens October 19 at 10am PDT. It is an amazing line up of keynotes, breakout faculty of editors and art directors and intensives. Get a sneak peek at www.scbwi.org.
NY12SCBWI Roundup. Yee-Haw!
If for some reason you missed the tumblg,tagging and tweeting from the SCBWI Winter Conference in New York City, pull on your riding boots for the conference round up. In this corral over here we’ve got we’ve got the VIP … Continue reading
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Earl’s Diner is Closing
Earl’s Diner inhabits a small portion of the space owned by Earl. The country/bluegrass amphitheater and the oversized barn that houses his collection of John Deere tractors and farm machinery take up the rest of the lot. My husband grew … Continue reading
New York follow up
Let’s jump into the time machine and with a whir and a wiggle, jump and jiggle back to last Thursday. There I am in the fifth row of the Minkoff Theatre watching the Lion King. A show I’ve wanted to … Continue reading
The agent and the ballet
I have had an amazing couple of days in the big apple. Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen there are bound to be lots of smiles and maybe a squee or two. On Tuesday, I was pleased to … Continue reading
Country Mouse goes to the big city
Day three in New York City and uptown, downtown and crosstown are starting to become part of my vocabulary. I’m also adapting to the Euro scheduling. In Maine, I go to bed at 9:30 and wake at 5:00 am. Here, … Continue reading


