• ​October 2016 - The Messy Process of Creating a Craft Book, Part 2
  
• September 2016 - The Messy Process of Creating a Craft Book, Part 1
  
• August 2016 - See Your Writing From Different Vantage Points
  
• July 2016 - How Creativity Techniques Help My Writing
  
• June 2016 - Hard Parts of Writing Non-Fiction for Young Readers
  
• May 2016 - Four Drafts Down, Eight to Go
  
• April 2016- Persisting Despite What Life Throws At You
  
• March 2016 - The Good and Bad of Distractions
  
• February 2016 - Being Willing to Step Back and Start Over
  
• January 2016 - Dealing With My Messy, Rough List of Picture Book Ideas​​​
  

News Updates & Creativity Tips

• January 2021 and The Process of Creating Book Covers 
  
• December 2020
• October 2020
  
• September 2020
  
• July 2020
  
• June 2020
  
• March 2020
  
• January 2020
  
• December 2019​
  
• November 2019​​
  
• October 2019
  
• ​​​September 2019
  

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Updates, Writing and Creativity Tips

• ​March 2019- Rating My First 50ish Word Drafts
  
• ​September 2018 - Do You Have a Writing Action Plan?
  
• March 2018 - Use Creativity Techniques to Boost Your Writing
  
• ​December 2017- The Importance of Subtraction
  
• September 2017 - Is Your Picture Book Worth $50,000?
  
• July 2017 - Examples of Themes in Writing
  
• May 2017 - The Value of Understanding Themes in Writing
  
• ​February 2017 - Creating a Storystorm of Picture Book Ideas
  
• January 2017 - 12x12 Picture Book Challenge Success and Learnings
  
• December 2016 - Eleven Drafts Down, One to Go
  
• ​November 2016 - How to Stop Wishing and Start Writing​​​
  

​​Older Journal Posts

Whether it's an email update with news and tips, or a non-traditional blog post, my goal is to provide helpful, honest details and encouragement to kids, teachers, other writers and those considering or deep into the writing life.

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