Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
At first I thought this article in Viral Nova was a joke, or that the photos were mostly Photoshopped. But I think this is actually a real thing! Apparently Penn State student Mary Krupa works with four different squirrels. I have to question the use of the term “Squirrel Whisperer.” More appropriate, I . . .
I’ve decided to participate in Donalyn Miller’s 6th Annual Book-A-Day Summer Challenge. You can read more about the Book-A-Day challenge and guidelines on the Nerdy Book Club blog. I wouldn’t be able to attempt to do this were it not for the fact that picture books count; there’s no way I’d have the . . .
I’ve uploaded a new Will Write For Chocolate strip on Writer Unboxed. Click the image below to see the comic: Because of my book project schedule for the next couple of years, I’m not posting as often on Writer Unboxed. Thanks to Therese Walsh and Kathleen Bolton for letting me do a . . .
Thanks to Jim Hill for inspiring this comic with his “metaphor mixologist” phrase on Twitter. When I was working on the comic, I got curious about mixed metaphors and did some research…and of course immediately fell into the Black Hole Of The Internet. Sooo many interesting links! I could browse . . .
For more info about Karen Krossing and BOG, see KarenKrossing.com. Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram.
Congrats to my friend Brian Won, whose HOORAY FOR HAT! launches today from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. I met Brian through the SCBWI Illustration Mentorship program (see today’s THANK YOU to the SCBWI), and he’s one of the nicest guys you could hope to meet. You can find out more about HOORAY FOR . . .
Congrats to my friend Arree Chung, whose NINJA! launches today from Henry Holt. I met Arree at one of the Lost Weekends hosted by David Diaz. NINJA! is published by Henry Holt, and here’s a plot summary from Arree’s website: “A ninja must be strong, courageous, and silent! He creeps through the house on a . . .
