Okay, I'm not talking paranormal here, although clearly that is a most popular genre. I'm speaking about the writer, how it helps t...

I am just back from Birmingham Quilters Guild QUILTFEST 2009, where visitors were greeted by this sight: Insides we saw quilts with stars an...

Probably one of the biggest problems you can have as a writer is a bent toward perfectionism. That sounds wrong, doesn't it? Let me ex...

Okay, this could be a very long post, because I have long been a fan of Richard Peck's. And I am not alone: he's a much-loved genu...

Today's roundup is being held by Brian Jung at Critique de Mr. Chompchomp . Go check it out! And here's my contribution, in honor o...

When I was a little girl, I read and re-read the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I wanted to BE Laura, especially the Melissa G...

There's so much to do in this lovely state, but you might start by... admiring the buffalo at Custer State Park visiting presidents here...

Sara Holmes is hosting Poetry Roundup at Read Write Believe this week, so go check it out! I give you this one -- one of the first in the ...

So on my mama's most recent visit, she brought me a treasure: a collection of letters she and my father wrote to her mother and stepfat...

So a couple of Tenners have gotten their ARCs, which is like, so super exciting! You know what else is cool? I got my greedy little hands ...

Welcome, poetry lovers! Roundup is here... so leave your name and link and a little bit about your post in comments and I'll corral the...

Today I am using this pattern and this fabric and this woman (my mama) whom I love so very much to create something beautiful. It's the ...

HOW I LIVE NOW by Meg Rosoff: I'm a little late jumping onto this bandwagon, but I love the voice in this one. Also the love story. I...

My mind is just full of poetry after Kentucky, and I am devoting Poetry Friday to polishing up some pieces to take with me to next workshop....

Just back from The Gathering at Greenbo Lake State Park in northeast Kentucky. Gorgeous, I tell you. And the artists, writers, musicians I h...

I am loving this Poetry Friday thing! I love reading other people's words and what they have to say about other people's words. Ch...

It’s what we all want: something fresh. And yes, perhaps it is true that every story has already been told. But obviously we like those s...

You know what's great about spring? All the art shows! I had a blast with son Eric and artist Liz Reed in the children's tent where...

... at Indie bookstores, of course! Especially during May, which is National Independent Booksellers Month. And you can read all about som...

It was my pleasure to speak with these GIRLS INC. girls about what it's like to be a writer. Even my son who tagged along (and was the ...

So I've just joined the super-cool Kidlitosphere group, and they do several poetry things, one of which is Poetry Friday. Round up is h...

So I've been thinking about this article by Liz Smith I read in Parade this past Sunday about actress Amy Adams, in which she (Amy)was ...

Don't you love when a long-shot wins the Kentucky Derby ? I mean, I have never actually put on a hat and stood in the stands at Churchi...

Meet Oliver, our newest addition. Eric has a super-cool teacher who hatches eggs every spring, and he has been looking forward to it all sch...

painting by Debbie Neill End of April Under a cherry tree I found a robin's egg, broken, but not shattered. I had been thinking of you, ...

Celebrate National Poetry Month!! Today I am lifting an original poem from fellow poet-blogger Khaled 's site. Khaled is passionate abo...

Celebrate National Poetry Month!! Today's favorite poem is from YA writer R.A. Nelson , author of TEACH ME, BREATHE MY NAME and the fort...

Celebrate National Poetry Month!! "Spotted Flowers on a Tabletop" oil on canvas in artist's painted frame 35.25" x 29.25...

Celebrate National Poetry Month!! Because I LOVE love poems, and I happen to write them as well, people often ask me to reveal my most favor...