Chapter 14: Thursday Night Meet-Up Zelda Screech Cat taunts her bona fides while at home with her nemesis and reluctant owner, Sophia...

The main character in my Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers series is a rambunctious, precocious ten-year-old girl going on forty. The...

This is a graphic I have used many times before because it exactly captures what is like to be a writer. However, this desk is far more...

When Lionel looked into the park, all he could see was dense foliage. He heard a heavy grating noise coming from inside, but no other...

For marketing reasons, I wrote a prequel to Mission 1: All in a Day’s Work, the first book in my Sophia of the Bright Read Sneakers...

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Frances Browne was an Irish poet and novelist who was blind from the age of eighteen months. She is best known for her collection of...

My characters, Sophia MacGregor, Pedro Gonzalez, Wahoo the Raven, and Zelda Screech Cat, can all speak telepathically in Humanish,...

From Chapter 1: Boys, Dragons, and Golden Fleece In this excerpt, the classroom teacher, Bartholomew Smythe, lectures on Jason and Medea...

To-Do on the Business End of Writing Read all those emails from the writers and entrepreneurs that already know what I need to know. Make...

Robin Hood, the legendary outlaw hero of medieval English ballads can be found as early as the 14th century. The authenticated three are...

I've had two major fiascos because I gave too much benefit of the doubt to people I hired. The first was getting a proper cover design...

“Sophia and Pedro, finish your tea and cookies. The tea house closes in fifteen minutes. Then we’ll go check out the Pioneer Mother...

Sophia and Pedro take a tour of San Francisco's Nob Hill and Grace Cathedral with their pink-haired author friend. While they are touring...

Knowing why you write before, during, and after self-publishing a book is important. The reasons why you write determine what story you...

Sophia and Pedro are waiting at the Union Square stop for the Ghost Tour bus with their pink-haired author friend. "My guidebook claims...

The quote in the image posted with this entry is from the preface of Lines Scribbled on an Envelope: and Other Poems (1969, Farrar,...

Sophia and Pedro prepare for the perfect Christmas Eve celebration with Mr. O'D and Henry. Missing are Lionel, Henry's nephew, an NYPD...

High above Fifth Avenue, Wahoo the Raven daydreamed on his string bag hammock. His iridescent black feathers sparkled in the sun. What...

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