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That’s One Lovely Blog You’ve Got There!

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

A huge thank you to Julie Kingsley for the “One Lovely Blog” award. The award is sort of the equivalent of the old chain letter (add a few names and send it on) but better because there is no envelope licking … Continue reading →

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Member Monday: Old news or news to you?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

I’m just back from a two-week research/family trip to Italy where I visited Florence and small red-roofed, hill topped towns in Tuscany. I’ll be posting more about that later this week, but first I’m passing on some of the news, … Continue reading →

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Member Monday: Stages of writing ala L.B. Schulman

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

This post, Chugging through the Stages of a Writing Career, on EMU’s Debuts is so wonderful and helpful for beginning through PAL authors that I thought I’d post the link here and let you enjoy L. B. Schulman‘s words today. … Continue reading →

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Book Review Wednesday: Soup!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Picture book month continues here at Book Review Wednesday, but first a word from our sponsors… Now back to our regularly scheduled program. When the temperatures cool it is a good idea to pull out the ingredients for a little … Continue reading →

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The discipline of the blog…and a graduation.

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

Here is what happens to me when I sit down to post to my blog these days. 1. I get an idea- "Today is my graduation from Vermont College of Fine Arts." Simple enough. A little yahoo! a few tears … Continue reading →

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Happiness is a bike ride.

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

This morning has been a peaceful and relaxing end to a crazy week. I had the deadline for my 5th and final VCFA packet, a deadline for my workshop submission (15 pages out of 20 was all I could manage), … Continue reading →

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Five on Friday

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

1. I am sitting on my screen porch enjoying the third day of sunshine after two weeks of gray, foggy, cold. The cold came back last night, just as son #2 and I took our places on the bleachers to … Continue reading →

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Hello From Montpelier

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

When I am able to pull away from the isolation of my studio, and reenter the land populated by real (as opposed to imagined) people, it is a gift. The Vermont College of Fine Arts Writing for Children and Young … Continue reading →

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Five on Friday

Posted on June 4, 2010 by

1. Deadlines approacheth. I’m working on a difficult revision of a picture book with civil rights information. Questions such as how to be developmentally appropriate, not be preachy, and show not tell are swirling around my computer today. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Faithful by Janet Fox

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

Take a look at this book trailer from fellow VCFA student and SCBWI RA, Janet Fox! (Who says that no one will publish historical fiction?) Way to go, Janet! Find Faithful, at your local indie! (Isn’t that an awesome cover?)Shop Indie Bookstores

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