Advice From Fellow Authors / Illustrators

I reached out to fellow authors/illustrators and asked them for a quick response to this question: How do you write… Read more Advice From Fellow Authors / Illustrators

Book Review: There’s a Dragon Downstairs

This is the second book review from my random picture book game. (For those who missed my last post: I… Read more Book Review: There’s a Dragon Downstairs

While at the library grabbing books for my daughter in the picture book section, I decided to do an experiment.… Read more Book Review: Steamboat School by Deborah Hopkinson

A big thank you to my dear friend Jason for encouraging me to broaden my horizons and recommending The King in… Read more Book Review: The King in Yellow

Sweat drenches my body. I push, grind my teeth against pain I don’t feel. I am given a… Read more Wicked Light

Brian Lies visited Hollins University the summer of 2017. I had the great pleasure of meeting him and listening to… Read more Book Review: The Rough Patch by Brian Lies

I am contemplating writing a novel in verse to process my recent miscarriage. Whether or not I will pursue publication… Read more (WIP) My Anger

The beginning of my dark fairy tale / Steampunk short story. Warning: it is very dark. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Miss Muffet, step… Read more (WIP) Excerpt from Along Came A Spider

I learned a great deal about editing during my years at Hollins, and I hope to continue learning the best… Read more Editing Tips

Little Blue Truck Leads the Way, written by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Jull McElmurry. When a picture book with… Read more Book Review: Little Blue Truck Leads the Way