Apologies for last week – apparently it’s that time of year that my sinuses decide to rule over every other part of my life. So, that was fun. On to the books! This week’s nostalgic Halloween title is one that I’m pretty sure my mother randomly grabbed at the library when I was a kid. … More SJ Reads: Hob Goblin and the Skeleton
It’s that glorious, wonderful, macabre, spooky, creepy, magnificent time of the year! And of course I’ll be reading creepy stuff all the way through it. For this month’s SJ reads, though, I thought I’d do something a little different and heap a big ol’ spoonful of nostalgia on this month’s pics (Don’t worry, … More SJ Reads: Space Case
Sean Taylor’s roundtable discussion this week is about the books we loved to read as children. If you’re like me, you’ve never quite let them go and revisit them from time to time…and maybe pick up some new loves, too. I mean sure, I’m a responsible, functioning adult, but I will admit that there is … More Reading with SJ: Kid Lit Edition
I love getting the chance to talk to all sorts of different authors and creative types. As I’ve said before, I may write in some darker genres, but I also have a huge, huge love of children’s literature. I definitely count the books that I grew up with and the storytellers I was brought up … More Author Interview: Penelope A. Riley
I’m slowly opening the blog up to guest posts, because I really like featuring people of talent that you may not know of yet. I met William on FB in a writing group, and since I also write children’s fiction (and was bullied mercilessly as a preteen), his title caught my eye. So I’m going … More Guest Post: William Bentrim
I’ve been doing a lot of comfort reading lately – a lot of kid’s titles and light stuff before bed. I have this library habit where I’ll peruse different sections and if it looks good I’ll impulse check it out. I’ve discovered a lot of awesome stuff that way, and my latest discovery was The Art … More Dreaming Your Life: a Look at Tasha Tudor
I’ve said before that I’m very lucky to have a vast (and somewhat warped) imagination. Although I think some bits of that is inherent to an individual, in my case I can attribute a lot of it to circumstances when I was growing up. My folks are both imaginative individuals in different ways. My dad … More The Storytellers in My Life
So just when I think there can’t possibly be more, I got a notification this week that a poem of mine will be in the back-to-school issue (probably Aug/Sept) of the e-zine Stories for Children Magazine! I’m so excited for a variety of reasons. Obviously, another acceptance makes me happy, but it’s more than that. … More Substantial Children’s Lit or Why I Refuse to Stop Reading Kids Books
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