I SOLD MY FEATURE ARTICLE TO CLUBHOUSE JR. !
Eeeeeee! I'm so excited! Remember that revision requested piece where the editor said she may want two articles so I went ahead and wrote them both? The one where I accidentally got lipstick on the...
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WARNING: WORK-FOR-HIRE
I wanted to give a big thank you to Mara Rockliff for posting a call from an educational publisher on Verla Kay's board. Thank you, Mara!I was hired (yay!) and finished my first assignment Sunday...
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DE-LICIOUS TIP #31:When mixing the eggs and milk for French toast, be sure to add ground cinnamon. Not ground cumin.'Cause then it ain't French anymore.It's Mexican.And it's el sucko.That is all.
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snorfle. sniff. and a Top 5
Are you like me? Can you spend waaaaay too much time reading blog journals without noticing your writing time slipping out from under you? Is your path to Hell paved with good inten-ded revisions? I...
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I WAS GOING TO GET SOME NEW BANGS TO FRAME MY FACE
But then I thought, That's it! Why not just a frame? The hot glue kind of pulls my hair and the staple hurts when I chew, but other than that I think I've totally found my new look! What d'ya think?And...
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when a title wave takes my breath! The perfect ABC picture book title! Check it out...ready? ready?A is for ZEBRAHow cool is that? Unexpected, right? Got you thinking, right? I know! I know! I always...
View ArticleMom of the Year Award: Episode #347--Make Mine a Double
After a week of thinking the limp was going to go away, I took Lowercase b to the doctor to check on his foot. An x-ray proved it wasn't broken. (Yay! Hooray! And I'm not a terrible mother for not...
View ArticleExcited and Nervous!
I'm running around like crazy today because early tomorrow I'm off to the Northern Ohio SCBWI Conference! Cecile Goyette, Randi Rivers, and Alice Pope are among the faculty. I'm also looking forward to...
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Northern Ohio SCBWI Conference
Boy, have I missed hanging out on LJ. But I can't remember a week that's been as busy as this one has. I can't catch up! And let me just say that it is downright scandalous how much laundry accumulates...
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More conference notes: Cecile Goyette and Alice Pope
First, thanks so much to jbknowles for starting jonowrimo this week. It's been like a dangling carrot (okay, Snickers bar, who am I kidding) on a stick these past couple of days, and I've really...
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I wanted to let everyone know that I’ll be appearing at the Clermont County Milford Branch Library on September 27 at 10:00 am. I’ll be returning books and paying some fines.That was so random, wasn’t...
View ArticleUmm . . .
Is anyone else starting their "eat healthier / exercise more" regimen tomorrow?Like . . .perpetually?Just checking.Because I would start tomorrow, but I'm having a little soiree (for the Project Runway...
View ArticleMRI cutting in on my BIC
Oh sweet, sweet LJ buds! I have missed you so. I’ve been sidelined with some pinched nerves. Ever had that? Oh, man. If you’re trying to cut down your online time, I seriously recommend this form of...
View ArticleHooray!
I found out a couple of days ago that Paul Acampora and I tied for first place in Lisa Yee’s Second Annual Caption Contest! The judges were the hilarious (GULP) Sid Fleischman and Bruce Coville. ::De...
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I’m having trouble concentrating on writing today. There is a wiggly, million-legged thing on my wall, right next to my desk. Can someone please tell me what the heck it is and why is it taunting me?...
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A baker's dozen is only fun when it's donuts.
I was going to lock this post, mainly because I thought it would be fun to pretend like I was telling a big, important secret at a slumber party (after kellyrfineman fell asleep and we froze her bra.)...
View ArticleMy first author copies arrived
In a plain envelopeThat didn’t reflect the emotionsThe true storyAbout my sons making a lemonade standTo raise money for soldiersWas illustratedBy a real artistAnd there was my nameRight thereMy throat...
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Can you believe . . .
. . .that I had no idea I could post photos on LJ without a paid account? Um . . .duh. Thank you to whoever started the discussion about Photobucket several weeks ago. I had no idea. This is my own...
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and now . . .DE-LICIOUS COOKIN' TIPS WITH DE
DE-LICIOUIS TIPS #86 and #87Do not attempt to remove safety seals from concentrated food coloring gel bottles with your teeth. BLACK food coloring gel is perfect for making: 1. a...
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Here's the mail, it never fails.
If you found yourself singing that headline, you've either owned a preschooler or have come in close proximity to one.Anyway, so here's what Leon the mailman brought me. (Do you know your postal...
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