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.
Above: Me, in the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA. Nearly finished final revisions to illustrations for I’M BORED (and created a new Facebook Page for I’M BORED — if you’re on Facebook, I’d appreciate it if you could Like it at http://www.facebook.com/boredbook). Meanwhile, though, I’m still trying to do a . . .
A while back, I posted about being nominated for the 2011 Sue Alexander “Most Promising Work” Award. The winners of the award were announced yesterday (I just found out): First prize: Marilyn Hilton Runners-up: Pati Hailey and Karen Bonner Congrats to all the winners! Though I didn’t win, I’m still hugely motivated to finish . . .
A little while ago, I posted about needing to rethink my social media habits. I am still rethinking. 🙂 I was off-line for much of August because of the SCBWI conference in Los Angeles as well as a 10 day anniversary trip with my husband. I had originally planned to stay . . .
More proof that squirrels have been gradually taking over the world … from as early as the 1800s. (Thanks to Luisa Perrella for the link)
Writers on Twitter are probably already familiar with Johanna Harness and #amwriting but if you’re not, you should be! #Amwriting is an ongoing chat. You’re not expected to stay tuned-in constantly. The chat happens in the background of your writing day. It is a virtual watercooler for writers, a place you . . .
I’m delighted to announce that my short story, KODAMA, has been accepted for publication in TOMO, a YA anthology coming out from Stone Bridge Press. Proceeds from the sales of the Tomo anthology will go to organizations that assist teens in the quake and tsunami hit areas. Tomo, which means friend in Japanese, . . .
My art director (Laurent Linn at Simon & Schuster) called yesterday to say he had a cover mockup, saying that he had just emailed it to me, was interested in hearing what I thought. I opened the email attachment while he was still on the phone. Then I started yelling . . .
My sister, Ruth Ohi, just posted a book trailer for her newest picture book, Chicken, Pig, Cow and the Class Pet. She created it using iMovie, and the soundtrack was composed by my niece. And yes, I am fairly exploding with pride here. 🙂 Ruth has illustrated over 53 books (12 of which she also . . .
Apologies for the hiatus; I’ve been away most of this month at a writer’s conference and then on an anniversary vacation. Though fun and (esp. in the case of the SCBWI Summer Conference) inspiring, it’s been a hectic month, and I’m REALLY looking forward to getting back to work. And . . .