It isn’t easy to get a picture book published, especially with a Big Five house. It’s also tough to have…
I write funny books. (Or, at least, that’s my intent.) But, even a humorous story has to have some deeper…
Psst. Want to know a secret? When I’m brainstorming story ideas, I nearly always come up with the title first.…
I’ve been wanting to write a post about pitches for a while, and realized that if I was going to…
I can finally shout it from the rooftops! My debut picture book, Vampire Vacation, illustrated by the incredible Micah Player,…
It’s almost the new year, and you might be making a list (and checking it twice) of writing goals for…
Dear Critique Partners, I’ve decided to write this as an open letter for a couple reasons. #1- I’m in too…
When I first started writing picture books, I had no clue what I was doing. Literally. No idea. Luckily, I…
Revise, revise, revise! How many times have you heard this advice? It sounds so much easier than it is. That’s…
You’ve been at this for months—maybe even years—and you just aren’t jiving. You’ve lost that spark. You might be filled…