Yes, a lot of these submissions were sent back when snail mail was king and the SASE was queen, bearing tidings of far-off lands. And by “tidings,” I mean “rejections.” About 3 years ago, I dug all these letters out of my file cabinet, organized them with a copy of the manuscript they accompanied (and […]
My children have two rabbits. Two rabbits became six (because that’s how rabbits roll). That’s right, this week, four teeny little bunnies arrived. My daughter is in love with her baby bunnies, delighting over their size, their colors, their little shut eyes and pressed-back ears. They are adorable. I asked her what they felt like […]
I’ve wanted to be a writer for a long time. It probably started when my best friend and I were going to make a book together. She was the writer, I was going to do the illustrations. But the words, the story, the characters, that was always what I loved. I spent quite a bit […]