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Cover Reveal for IT’S RAINING BATS AND FROGS and a giveaway!

I’m super excited to be able to reveal the cover of my forthcoming book, IT’S RAINING BATS & FROGS, today! The illustrator, Steven Henry, has done a fantastic job of bringing this entire book to life, but the cover alone, … Continue reading

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Meet My Character

As usual, it has taken someone else to inspire me to blog. A big thank you to Romelle Broas who asked me to participate in the Meet My Character Blog Hop. Her own post about the main character in her … Continue reading

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Writing Process Blog Tour

Today I’m blogging about my writing process. This is pretty amazing! Not my writing process, but rather, the fact that I’m blogging. I average one post a year, if I’m lucky. I guess that doesn’t say too much for my … Continue reading

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Wee Lassie Trailer and Competition

Floris Books have created a trailer for There was a Wee Lassie who Swallowed a Midgie. To sneak a peek inside the book, check out the trailer here. Also, Floris are running a Wee Lassie lookalike contest. To be in … Continue reading

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2011 SCBWI British Isles conference – notes and quotes

With a full year between posts, I can’t imagine I have many followers. For those of you who have found your way to my blog, I hope you enjoy the post–at least enough to check back again in a year’s … Continue reading

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10 THINGS I LEARNED AT THE 2010 SCBWI BRITISH ISLES CONFERENCE

This is an experiment. My first blog post. I haven’t decided whether or not to continue blogging, but as soon as Candy Gourlay (author of the novel Tall Story) advised attendees at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators … Continue reading

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