Looking for a daily writing challenge with flexibility? Short on writing time for a particular project? Or are you motivated to write but have an unpredictable schedule? I started the 250, 500 or 1000 Words A Day Challenge for those who want to work on a particular writing project but are finding . . .
Just one reason you should always keep a notebook handy — you never know when inspiration will strike!
In Inkygirl recently, I talked about how I’m sometimes more productive when I have sounds from a coffee shop playing in the background. Do you usually like to have background noise while you’re working? If so, what type? One-third of you prefer silence but the rest like some kind of . . .
Thanks to Pamela Ross for letting me turning her caption into a comic.
Thanks to everyone who entered my Snowman Comic Caption Contest! So many great entries and quite a few of them would have fit perfectly…SO hard to choose. Congrats to David Lubar, whose caption I chose for the final comic. David wins a copy of either I’M BORED or NAKED! (his choice), . . .
#bookaday: ALONG A LONG ROAD by fellow Canadian Frank Viva (Little, Brown). Love the simple palette and gorgeous retro-style art as well as the glossy yellow road (you can’t help but want to touch the pages) that runs throughout. More about Frank Viva on his website and you can also find him . . .
Looking for some Canadian holiday kidlit cheer? Try DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW: A CANADIAN JINGLE BELLS, a new book written by my friend Helaine Becker, illustrated by Werner Zimmermann, companion to their #1 national bestseller, A PORCUPINE IN A PINE TREE. More info about DASHING on the Scholastic Canada site. More about Helaine: http://www.helainebecker.com/ More . . .