After over a year, I finally wrote a blog post about experience with the Writing With The Stars program and my wonderful mentor, Peter McCleery. For aspiring picture book writers, be on the lookout for next year's application! It's an amazing opportunity not to be missed.
I won a thing!
This news is long overdue, but I am so excited and honored to have won first place AND an honorable mention in the Kidlit College 2017 Fiction Picture Book Contest!
I signed with an agent!
I'm excited to say that a few weeks ago, I signed with the wonderful Elizabeth Bennett at the Jill Corcoran Agency. Things happened so quickly that it's still sinking in, but I couldn't be happier with how things have turned out. Looking forward to what's to come.
Happy Hall of Bean!
It's that time again! Inspired by my littlest one, who's been referring to "ghosts" as "toast", I've created this funny little story for Susanna Hill's 7th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest! To recap the rules: "Write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (title not included in the 100 words), using the words candy corn, monster, and shadow. (Candy … Continue reading Happy Hall of Bean!
Clam I Am
UPDATE: I won! Ok OK, there were 40 winners... but I am pleased to be amongst them at #24! Now back to the entry itself. After reading so many creative entries, I decided that Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words challenge was too much fun to pass on! Here's a blurb from Vivian's site about the challenge: "March 2nd is … Continue reading Clam I Am
I’m going to be Writing With the Stars!
I have been selected as a mentee for Tara Luebbe's Writing With the Stars contest! I couldn't be more excited to be working with Peter McCleery, the author of Bob and Joss Get Lost, due out next month. Looking forward to making some real progress with his guidance. More to come!
Taking the Dive
I'm setting up this new site to showcase the different streams of creative work that I am pursuing! I have some crazy creative itches lately, so I'm making the most of that energy and trying to put things together. More soon.
