My librarian friend, Pam, likened The Curse of the Neverland to two Newbery winning debut novels.* Last week I talked about the first, The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron. Here’s another Newbery read-alike: Newbery Honor Winner Savvy by Ingrid Law. I just read Savvy, and it’s captivating, […]
One of the tools to attract readers is to be able to tell them “If you enjoyed x, y, & z (book titles), you’ll enjoy my book.” In librarian language, this is called a “title read-alike.” So I asked my children’s librarian friend, Pam, what titles she would equate with “The Curse of the Neverland.” […]
Thought I’d give you the down and dirty truth of a writer at work. Nothing glamorous, sexy, or cool. Usually quite comfortable, however, and definitely consuming, challenging, and often entertaining (from the inside, not from the outside!)
My favorite place to work is sitting on my bed with my laptop on my lap. […]
The need to read… Reading is a thirst, for me, maybe a little like a drug. I crave it. I believe loving reading so much has everything to do with book selection—choosing something that really lights your fire.
Today I’m sharing one of my favorite authors with you: Laini Taylor. Laini […]
Reading has always been a treasured activity to share across generations. It’s bonding. Why? It’s like having an adventure together. Through a story, you can share a world, its people, their challenges, and how those challenges are faced. Together, you witness courage, cleverness, humor, quirks, and delight, among many other things.
I’m celebrating reading across […]
I was reminded, this past Friday, of what a treasure it is to have opportunities to nurture your creativity. It’s important to seek these opportunities out.
I had the pleasure of speaking on an author panel during an incredible day-long event called “Clallam County Comic Con,” at the main branch of my county library system.
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Last week I printed out the first draft of book 2. I scheduled Thursday as the day to do my first read-through.
I started…
I fell asleep.
I stopped reading about 1/3 of the way through the 217page manuscript, because it was completely clear that it isn’t working.
Why am I sharing this?
To […]
I’ve reached the stage in my writing of book two where it’s time to step away from the trees and look at the forest. It’s time for the first read-through.
Writers love words. And when writing anything, it is easy and tempting to get caught up in the detail, the imagery, in the way a […]
I get to be on a panel entitled “Creating Creature Worlds” as part of the Clallam County ComicCon, one of the amazing summer programs presented by North Olympic Library System. If you live close by, put it on your calendar: Friday, June 24th 3—4pm at the Port Angeles Main Library. Related […]
The sun is out, the garden is flourishing, and the daylight hours are lengthy and generous. Summertime brings a wealth of memories, back from the days where school differentiated summer from all the other seasons. What are you summertime stories?
I don’t remember summer reading programs when I was growing up, but I do remember […]
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