Last night I got back from a jam-packed weekend in Las Vegas. I was there for the Nevada SCBWI Pitch Perfect Conference and to kick off my mentorship program with Jim Averbeck. View this post on Instagram I got in to the Nevada SCBWI mentorship program! I'm honestly shocked. I entered this really not …
Today I excited to share the third part of my series on bullet journaling: collections to add to your writing bullet journal. But before we jump in, if you aren’t familiar with Bullet Journaling read part 1. I’ll wait. Ok, ready to rock your bullet journal? Here we go! What is a Collection? Just …
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Today I excited to share the second part of my series on bullet journaling: the monthly log that is the magic to the whole system. But before we jump in, if you aren’t familiar with Bullet Journaling read part 1. I’ll wait. Back? Great. Now let me tell you how I got here. …
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If you’re not living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the upcoming solar eclipse. Which I like to call eclipsapocalypse. (If you do live under a rock, I don’t judge.) I’ve gathered together some resources so the children (and inner children) in your life can have enjoy the eclipsapocalyse in style. In this first …
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The reaction to Goodnight Jesus has been amazing. I’m humbled by the many wonderful reviews. And they just keep coming. But his one is my favorite because this review came from a child. Not just any child but a sweet boy with autism and a language delay. So how can a child show appreciation for a …
The reviews of Goodnight Jesus just keep coming. Today’s comes from Elissa Bjeletich of Raising Saints. “If you have not yet seen Angela Isaacs’ new board book for babies and toddlers, you are missing out. Frankly, I was blown away.” [Emphasis mine.] She gushed about the illustrations: “Nicholas Malara’s illustrations may be the sweetest things …
Yesterday marked one year since the New Horizons space probe made it’s flyby of Pluto. That also means it’s been over a year that I’ve been working on writing a book about the mission. Uhm, wow. It’s been quite a year. The New Horizons mission was historic. It was the first mission to Pluto and the first …
The holidays really snuck up on me. I was lured into a false sense of security by the bizarrely warm weather. Now the soul-suckingly cold weather has returned and I just realized Christmas is less than a week away. If you’re scrambling for last minute gifts for the kids in your life, you’ve come to …
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