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Tuesday 12 x 12: Stacy Jensen

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Guest Blogging, Picture Books, Rhyming, SCBWI, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 7, 2012 | 75 Comments »

Today is the kick-off for the weekly Tuesday 12 x 12 series, which, each week will feature a pre-published 12 x 12 participating author and/or illustrator.  I hope this series will enable you to get to know these hard-working, talented people a bit better, and that you will discover some fabulous blogs to follow along [...]

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I’m on Katie Davis’ Brain Burps About Books Podcast!

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Apps, Authors, Children's Books, Digital Publishing, ebooks, Goals, Gratitude Sunday, Guest Blogging, NaPiBoWriWee, Perfect Picture Book Friday, PiBoIdMo, Picture Book Month, Picture Books, Publishing, SCBWI, Social Media, The Artist's Way, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2012 | 31 Comments »

Smile, You’re on Katie Davis!* That’s the way I feel today as I have the extreme honor of being Katie Davis’ first Brain Burps About Books podcast guest of 2012.  I am so excited I’ll be throwing the link around all over the place – in this post, on Facebook, on Twitter, email.  Want to [...]

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2012 Anti-Resolution Revolution

Posted in 12 x 12 in 2012, Authors, Birthdays, Children's Books, Family, Goals, Guest Blogging, Health/Fitness, Holidays, Italy, PiBoIdMo, Picture Books, Poetry, Publishing, Queries, SCBWI, Travel, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 30, 2011 | 54 Comments »

This year, I’m signing up for the anti-resolution revolution.  It is so tempting to start listing all the things one wants to accomplish at the start of a New Year, but in my experience, the process (and thus the result) is flawed. I believe the reason resolutions often don’t work is because they start from [...]

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Print Books and E-Books and Apps, Oh My!

Posted in Apps, Authors, Books, Children's Books, Digital Publishing, ebooks, Picture Books, Publishing, SCBWI, Self Publishing, Writing, tagged , , , , , , on October 13, 2011 | 8 Comments »

It’s astonishing how much the conversation about digital publishing, self-publishing and indie authors has changed in just one year.  Last year at the Rocky Mountain SCBWI conference, agents and editors said things like, “Yeah it’s out there, but it’s not a huge factor in children’s books yet.”  This year, publishing houses are racing to set [...]

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Winners and other news

Posted in Agents, Authors, Children's Books, Giveaway, How I Got My Agent, Picture Books, Rhyming, SCBWI, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 10, 2011 | 8 Comments »

Thanks again to Linda Ashman and Jennifer Mattson for last week’s giveaway and How I Got My Agent interview.  Please mark your calendars for this Friday, October 14th when another Colorado author, Jean Reidy, will be here both as part of the How I Got My Agent series and her blog tour for the release [...]

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Gratitude Sunday 58

Posted in Apps, Authors, Children's Books, Digital Publishing, Gratitude Sunday, Picture Books, SCBWI, Self Publishing, Travel, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 9, 2011 | 12 Comments »

I know everyone in the world is talking about Steve Jobs this week, but I feel compelled to add to the chorus.  I found myself affected by the news of his death more than I would have thought, and not just because the death of a 56 year-old man at the zenith of his creative [...]

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A Thousand Thanks

Posted in Authors, Children's Books, Friendship, Italy, Picture Books, Poetry, SCBWI, Travel, Travel Writing, Writer's Platform-Building Campaign, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 7, 2011 | 10 Comments »

A couple of weeks ago, I asked for help choosing between two blog posts I’d written in order to revise one of them for submission to a travel-writing anthology.  I was once again amazed at the generosity of this writing community when I got nearly 20 responses.  You all helped me so much, not just [...]

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My Epiphany: Or, How NOT to Impress an Editor

Posted in Children's Books, Picture Books, Publishing, SCBWI, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 20, 2011 | 31 Comments »

Last Friday, as part of the Rocky Mountain SCBWI annual conference, I participated in a picture-book writing intensive led by Alexandra Penfold, editor at the Paula Wiseman Books imprint of Simon & Schuster.  After a group discussion, each of us got 10 minutes to read a draft of one of our WIPs and get feedback [...]

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Gratitude Sunday 55

Posted in Agents, Children's Books, Gratitude Sunday, Picture Books, Publishing, SCBWI, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , on September 18, 2011 | 12 Comments »

My gratitude cup doth indeed runneth over this week.  Not least of what I have to be grateful for was attending the Rocky Mountain SCBWI annual conference.  This is my third time attending, so I now have a whole circle of people I look forward to reconnecting with every year.  You could not find a [...]

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Random Acts of Publicity: CO Picture Book Writers

Posted in Authors, Autumn, Children's Books, Dogs, Giveaway, Picture Books, Poetry, Rhyming, SCBWI, Works in Progress, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 7, 2011 | 13 Comments »

This is the third annual Random Acts of Publicity week, founded by Darcy Pattison as a way to promote favorite books or favorite authors.  I’m focusing on three Colorado picture book writers, all of whom have reached out a hand to help me in my own budding career (and their books are great!).  In fact, [...]

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