For one night - and one night only (on April 16, 2012, at 7 p.m. to be precise) - I'll be on a panel with Gregory Frost, Jennifer R. Hubbard, and Jon Gibbs, discussing the ins and outs, highs and lows, and other various extremes of writing for children. The event is taking place at the Cherry Hill Public Library, located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey ( Read more... )

It's funny how, if you're open to thinking in slightly tangential ways, you can learn lots of writing- or author-related things in non-authorial settings. Like that time four years ago when I posted ten lessons I'd learned from watching Top Chef. This time, my lesson was derived from recent outings at rock concerts ( Read more... )

1. SNOW DAY! Finally, we got enough snow to make a decent showing and to close the schools. So many of you are sick-sick-sick of snow by now, but it's been a curiously snow-free year here. And we may not get to keep this all day, as it might start to rain later. But for now, it is beautiful and white and chill ( Read more... )

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