Myrtle’s afternoon plans are ruined when trouble, in the form of Rufus, arrives at her beach. Although Myrtle was hoping for a relaxing afternoon, Rufus is bound to have other
Category: Beyond the Written Page
You may have noticed that I’ve been pretty quiet lately. Whenever that happens, you can be sure that I’m hiding away, working so hard on something that all my time
Have you ever worked your way through a maze? You take your pencil and start at the beginning (or take your whole self in if it’s a corn maze), then
Like a trapeze artist, a writer must strive to achieve the delicate balance which will carry her safely across the high wire to the other side. Breaks between show times
A friend who is interested in writing recently asked how I got started as an author. I created a list of seven of the most important steps to start writing–and a few
In looking back over my blog thus far, it seems a little, well, boring. Mostly just “newsy” updates on writing projects. Yawn. I want to blog more, but there are
One of the questions people like to ask is, “How long did it take to write and publish your book?” In this episode of Beyond the Written Page, I
I received the first order of books last night for the second edition of The Very Hungry Duck! I have been so involved with the final details for this book,
Writers do a lot of reading! More often than not, the textbooks I learn the most from are picture books. In this edition of Beyond the Written Page, sneak
Without further ado (and in the hopeful absence of additional technical difficulties), here is the first video for Beyond the Written Page! You may notice the presence of “ums” and