From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Can You Fiesta?

30.03.2010

I’ve been snagging all sorts of things lately: Nighcrawlers, Polyphemus moths, Warm Lamb, Yellow Irises, and Graceland (no, not that one). Oh, yes, and Fiesta. Confused? These are names of some of the sock yarn I’ve bought recently. My stockpile was dangerously low and I’ve been on a tear, restocking my stash. You know how Julia [...]

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And Now Out in Paperback…

26.03.2010

Just a quick announcement—my picture book, Christmas Eve Blizzard is now out in paperback. Yay! It’s never too early to do some Christmas shopping, now is it?

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How Advantageous…

20.03.2010

It’s over 70° today. In March. In New England. This isn’t a usual temperature for New England. In March. Since this serendipitous weather has shown up—I mean, it can be 30° next week. It is New England, after all—I plan to take advantage of it. I’ve been meaning to get to the spring clean-up outside [...]

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Don’t Worry, Have Fun

13.03.2010

Often, I hear students complain about not being happy with their work. Trying to make sure everything is right—dare I say, perfect—when they sit down to write a story, they find themselves frazzled and very disappointed. Sound familiar? I’m not sure why it’s so hard to explain to new (and not so new) writers that [...]

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