Big thanks to Irene for arranging the schmooze.This past Friday, I drove to Birmingham for a Southern-Breeze schmooze hosted by the lovely and talented Irene Latham. I really enjoyed talking to the group of children's authors who stopped by. We ended the book talk and signing with a manuscript swap.Green eggs...not dyed!At Irene's, Patricia Weaver showed me the green eggs she'd … [Read more...] about SCBWI Schmooze
Friday Funnies–Italian Style
Usually, I try to find humor related to the classics of the ancient world. But today, in celebration of my fall trip to Rome, Ostia and Pompeii, I decided to go for an Italian theme:(Where the question, "Would you like to 'Supersize that?" originated.)http://shaaark.com … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Italian Style
Big News! I’m Going to Rome!
One day several weeks ago, at a brunch with family, I indulged my fantasies about actually going to the places where I set my stories. But, with a son about to start college, that dream seemed just that--a sweet imagining.Then, just a couple of days ago, my mother handed me an envelope--and inside it was an invitation for a mother-daughter trip to Roma!Can you believe it? Is … [Read more...] about Big News! I’m Going to Rome!
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style
Today's Theme: Love and Relationships"I don't care how sweet and innocent you look. I'm not signing that pre-nup!""Seriously, stop with that joke already!""Oh, honey. When he says, 'Let me see your crown,' that's not what he means..." … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style
Drag Queen Cleo is NOT Happy…
"You DARE forget me???"See, it seems I have been forgetting to bring ‘her manliness’ with me on various jaunts. Even telling her that Cleopatra’s Moon, the story of her daughter, Selene, won a Crystal Kite award from our awesome Southern-Breeze SCBWI region did nothing to lift the cold steel of her rage.I mean, look at that face. Seriously, she is not happy.“But it’s the … [Read more...] about Drag Queen Cleo is NOT Happy…
