Saturday, August 8, 2026

The Writing Lesson I Learned the Hard Way

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Despite a series of recent discouragements in my writing career, back in March I talked myself into starting a new chapter book, tentatively...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Writing Advice from L. M. Montgomery (author of Anne of Green Gables)

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I’m back from a delightful biennial conference on the work and life of L. M. Montgomery, best-known as the author of Anne of Green Gables , ...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Searching for My Next Book Idea

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Well, I have been stuck, mired in discouragement about the current state of children's book publishing (like every other children's ...
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Monday, April 6, 2026

A Real-Life Fairy Tale about Books, Friendship, and Our Interconnected World

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Years ago, I received a message from a math teacher in Turkey, Feyza Demir, who wanted to know how she could get a copy of my third-grade-le...
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Monday, March 2, 2026

Squeeze Out Every Possible Drop of Joy!

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My new book, CALLIOPE CALLISTO CLARK AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM, comes out in ten days.  Right now, I have NO next book under contract, NO ne...
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Sunday, February 1, 2026

The Power of EXTREMELY Minimal Goals

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I wouldn't say this was a "resolution" for the new year. It was more just "something that needs to start happening NOW or...
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Thursday, January 8, 2026

In Praise of Rejection Slips

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Despite its being the new year, the year I vowed that Everything Is Going to Be Different This Time, I am back in my same old listless letha...
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