#Valentiny, #50preciouswords, #PBParty, and now the #SpringFlingKidlit Contest! Phew! This year is starting out busy with all of the amazing writing contests going on! This is my first year submitting to the #SpringFlingKidlit Contest. (I need to focus my mind on writing rather than checking my email constantly, waiting for submission responses! Anyone else in … Continue reading #SPRINGFLINGKIDLIT ENTRY
Time for Vivian Kirkfield's annual #50preciouswords contest! The rules seem simple... Write a story for children age 12 or younger. It must have a beginning, middle, and end. You can only use 50 words or less! But it is a lot harder than ya think! Here is my entry this year: This short story is … Continue reading #50PreciousWords 2025
There are only a few more days to enter a chance to win an amazing critique! You don't want to miss out on this! Last year I entered and won a critique from the creator of #PBCritiqueFest, Brian Gehrlein. We had a zoom call that lasted more than an hour! He not only read my … Continue reading Time for the annual #PBCritiqueFest!
Wednesday, June 15, 2022, will be a day that I never forget! It was a normal "work-from-home" day for me. Clad in my yoga pants and sweatshirt I was working away drawing house plans. Around ten o'clock that morning I got a call from our vet's office. They let me know that they had actually … Continue reading The Call…
It's been a couple weeks since we had to say goodbye to our boy Hank and I'm still fighting back tears thinking about him. Hank was more than a sweet companion. I swear that he had a human soul. He was like a child any time a thunderstorm came through and he would wake me … Continue reading Over the Rainbow Bridge…
I love this time of year! The cool weather, turning leaves, sweaters, and all the Halloween decor! And, also, Susanna Hill's 11th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest! The rules are simple: write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (title not included) using the words glow-in-the-dark, goosebumps, and goodies. 100 word story SOUNDS easy but it is a … Continue reading Time for a Spooky Season Story!
And no... I'm not talking about Arnold Schwarzenegger! I'm talking about Brian Gehrlein - the host of #PBCRITIQUEFEST! What is #PBCRITIQUEFEST you ask? It's a HUGE one-time picture book critique giveaway! It is also a wonderful opportunity for kidlit creators to support one another by promoting each other's work! So, are you an author or … Continue reading HE’S BACK!
Yep, I messed up. There is nothing like updating your website and then accidently pressing the wrong button.... AND LOSING EVERYING!!! Yesterday it happened to me. After a good cry session (and several bars of chocolate) I picked myself back up and began to salvage as much as I could. So, here I am ready … Continue reading WHOOPS!
It’s that time again for falling leaves, apple cider, and Susanna Hill’s Halloweenie Contest! Congrats Susanna Hill for hosting this contest for 10 years! The challenge is to write a 100-word Halloween story appropriate for children using the following words: Skeleton, Mask, and Creep. It may sound simple but writing a story (with an arc) … Continue reading Halloweensie 2020
It’s that time again for #PBCritiqueFest and WOW... the lineup of participants giving away critiques is.... CRAZY, OUT-OF-THIS- WORLD, SPECTACULAR! I can only hope and pray that I am one of the lucky 36 to randomly get my name drawn. My ultimate dream would be to get a critique from the fabulous AME DYCKMAN! She … Continue reading Get Ready… it’s #PBCritiqueFest!
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