Tag: writing

Tuna Thursday: The Kitty Editor!

Welcome to another TUNA THURSDAY blog. In a nutshell, I am a Crazy Cat Lady. I own three wonderful, quirky, loveable cats. There’s Oreo, the oldest cat. He is approximately six years old. He is a stray that I adopted back in 2008. He now has his own Twitter feed (@oreothecatyoo). We then adopted two…
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Writer Wednesday: Kid Lit Advice!

Welcome to another WRITER WEDNESDAY blog! Today’s blog is devoted to all you aspiring kid lit writers. I know many people who check out my website are aspiring children’s book writers (picture books to YA novels). I also teach a course called WRITING FOR CHILDREN at UCLA Extension Writers’ Program every now and then, too.…
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Music Monday: Duran Duran is “Good Enough”!

Me today with my Fender electric violin! Rock on! 🙂 Happy Memorial Day Weekend! And welcome to another weekly edition of Music Monday! The first few Music Monday blogs are focusing on the music featured in my YA novel GOOD ENOUGH (HarperCollins ’08). The paperback edition of GOOD ENOUGH comes out this June 7, 2011.…
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