African-American Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Conference
I had one of the best experiences of my life on April 25 when I attended the first […]
Writing – ideas & samples
Submitting is Winning & Energized by Music
Submitting is winning: Sometimes you got to make it fit, make it work. Whatever it is.Say that you’re […]
1 Wrestling with Re-writing
Some lessons are repeated until they are learned and some heads are thicker than others…that would be mine. […]
Snap, Crackle, Pop
My sisters: why are we angry? What makes us so angry that we are nearly always a step […]
How I Got Here
The following musing/story is about me – projecting into the future as a published author of acclaim. I […]
A touch, a touch, a touch
I have observed that when dogs and cats see other dogs and cats, they rub against each other and […]
Possibilities
There is such excitement and hope in the moments of possibility. You put a manuscript in the mail […]
Putting it Out There
Writing descriptions to query an editor or agent is as difficult, more perhaps as writing the work. This […]
You think you’re going to write one thing – then ...
For the first time in a while, I find myself with time to write during the day time […]