Donna L Martin's THE STORY CATCHER

***After tackling many projects during the month of April, including the A to Z Challenge, participating in the Red Light Green...

Today's post is about something I like to call Kaleidoscope Stories. Most people call them Fractured Fairy Tales but t...

Title: I Thought This Was A Bear Book Author: Tara Lazar Illustrator: Benji Davies Publisher: Alladin ...

I was reading about Susanna Leonard Hill's four year blog anniversary earlier this week and was actually surprised she h...

If you are a children's book writer and not living on some deserted island, you probably have heard of Tara Lazar's PiB...

Title: The Monstore Author: Tara Lazar Illustrator: James Burks Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ages: 4-8 ...

I announced last week I had received my first book contract. It was an exciting time and my feet still haven't touched dow...

Sometimes in the rush to balance everything on my plate, I forget just how far I have come with this blog. I realized last ni...

Last week I gave thanks for the bumps on my road to publication. Thanks for those obstacles in my way, hell bent on challengi...

People who know me well know that I am the eternal optimist. But I have my moments. Times when I need to take a second to catch...

When I was much younger, my sister and I used to play a game called Witching Hour where our imaginations allowed ghosties and g...

It's time once again for WRITERLY WISDOM where every Wednesday we will sneak a peek into the world of writing and public...