How nice! Karlijn left me a birthday present!...Oh, it's for Patricio.
Blogiversary
I celebrate the first anniversary of my blog and talk about my plans for it in the coming year.
We Watch Train Wrecks
Are writers "everyday sadists" because we ratchet up conflicts and place our protagonists in dire and painful circumstances?
The Brooklyn Blossoms Book Club
A report on the Brooklyn Blossoms Book Club, created to support multicultural literature and to encourage mothers and daughters to read together.
World Tour Blog
As part of the World Tour Blog, I talk about my work-in-progress, my world music radio program, and some notable books I read recently.
Have I Met My Match?
The beginning of my third semester Portuguese class reminds of the trope of the competitive overachiever who finds herself overtaken by rival classmates.
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…
“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,…
Why Do You Write?
I have just returned from a fun and inspiring afternoon at Arts & Media Prep High School in Brooklyn, New York, where author Fatima Shaik and I spoke to a…
The people of Little Brick Township turned out for the launch of Rogue.
Rogue Launch Day!
The people of Little Brick Township celebrate the launch of Rogue with a new billboard in the entertainment district. And as Launch Day turns to night, they gather for a…