The Moment of Disillusionment
Hudson, New York was a whaling town in the 19th century, which led to the adoption of the whale as the town's symbol. For several years I have exhibited at…
Digital Book Creation and Marketing: A Workshop with Christopher Cheng
After posting about the "shoulds" of social media, I had the good fortune to attend a Toolbox Workshop given by the Austrialia children's author Christopher Cheng. The 20 workshop attendees…
Trendsetter comes to town and tells Karlijn she's not as cool as she thinks.
The “Shoulds” and Being Yourself
When I was in middle and high school, I wanted to be popular, more than anything else in the world. However, my weak social skills rendered that goal pretty much…
A Writer’s Advice to Lego Builders
In my first two months on Instagram, I've gotten to know a lot of Lego builders and photographers, and I'm honored that some of my favorite Lego people there have…
Giovanni shows off his money
Social Media, or My Instagram Obsession
My experience with social media began when I signed up for Facebook the year before Gringolandia came out. I was fortunate at the time to have some friends and colleagues…
In the Revision Weeds
Although I've been busy trying to promote Rogue, I also have a new YA novel that I finished and sent off to my agent last November. Titled ANTS GO MARCHING,…
Kiara Needs Help, and Hackett Middle School Answers the Call
I had my first school visit for Rogue today, at a week-long summer program for college-bound students at Hackett Middle School in Albany. The 36 students have been reading the…
I Meet Temple Grandin
When I registered for this summer's American Library Association annual conference, I was excited to see that one of the main speakers was none other than … Temple Grandin! I've…
“Celebridades” Revised
I've been busy with interviews and guest posts for the past month or so, but things seem to be quieting down. Not sure whether or not that's a good thing,…
Sexy Next Book
Yesterday morning I received a lovely thank-you from Michael Guarneiri, the English teacher who invited Fatima Shaik and me to Arts & Media Prep high school on Monday for a…