[ETA: If you have a minute, swing by Jennifer Bertman's blog where I'm featured as part of her "Creative Spaces" series. You can see pictures of my work space and learn about my (often unhealthy) writing habits.] Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of doing two book events, one at B&N in Burlington, Mass. [...]
Lots of things going on this week: Bookplates! If you’re in the US or Canada and would like a signed UnFairy Tale Life bookplate, just send me your mailing address and I’ll get one out to you. (Let me know who you’d like it made out to.) Signings! I have two events coming up this [...]
Yesterday was the official launch party for My Very UnFairy Tale Life at the adorable Children’s Book Shop in Brookline, Mass. It was amazing to see family, writing folks and students, old friends, and new friends all together in one place. The event was a bit of a whirlwind, but I had a great time! Here’s [...]
If you have a minute, pop over to Lisa Gail Green’s blog where a gnome and a unicorn give their hilarious review of UnFairy Tale Life. This weekend, I attended Literary Lights for Children at the Boston Public Library. It’s a yearly event during which four authors are honored by the library, and each author [...]
Attention teachers! If you have a minute, pop over to Caroline Starr Rose’s blog where she’s interviewed me about ideas for using My Very UnFairy Tale Life in the classroom. Also, I invite all of you to check out this interview on Heather Kelly’s blog in which I reveal some serious Star Wars geekery. And [...]
On Wednesday I had the pleasure of sitting in on a school visit by Wendy Mass at the middle school where I volunteer. She was speaking to the entire sixth grade. There were over three hundred students, and I was impressed with how well Wendy was able to hold their attention throughout the presentation. She [...]
This past Saturday I attended the Horn Book at Simmons Colloquium, a day-long children’s literature event with all sorts of interesting speakers. The theme was collaboration which seemed fitting considering how much interplay there is between authors, illustrators, editors, designers, and everyone else involved in the process. Here are some highlights from the event. Rebecca [...]
This past Sunday was the Boston Public Library’s Literary Lights for Children event. Every year the library honors four children’s authors who’ve made a significant contribution to children’s literature. This year the authors were Jerry Spinelli, Karen Hesse, Grace Lin, and Neil Gaiman. Each author is introduced by a Boston-area middle school student, and this [...]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting R.L. LaFevers and hearing her speak about her books. For those of you who don’t know, Robin is the author of the Theodosia Throckmorton series and the Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series, both of which are filled with fantasy and adventure. She is also a fellow Inkie and agency-mate, [...]
On Saturday I headed up to Fitchburg, Mass. for the New England SCBWI conference. I only stayed for the day, but I left there mentally energized and inspired. The keynote speakers were Cynthia Leitich Smith, Marla Frazee, and Marla’s editor Allyn Johnston. Their speeches were all filled with brilliance. Here are some highlights: Cynthia Leitich [...]
