Books… When being an author is fun 25 May 20165 May 2023 Lots of people want to have written; they don't want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover of a book and their…
Writing Do you need an editor? 24 Oct 201527 Feb 2025 Yes. That was a short article, wasn't it? At the MPIBA conference last weekend, just about everybody had stories to share of authors who don't think they need an editor,…
Publishing… Taking your self-published book into a bookstore 27 Nov 201411 Nov 2025 It happens all the time. An author comes into my bookstore and says, "would you carry my book here?" If they're carrying a copy of the book, I ask to…
Writing The next Who Pooped book: the California Redwoods! 7 Nov 20141 Feb 2023 Last month, I finalized the manuscript for my 19th Who Pooped in the Park? book, which will be called Who Pooped in the Redwoods? I took this picture of a redwood…
Books… “Who Pooped in the Cascades” took a silver medal in the Moonbeam Book Awards! 15 Oct 20145 May 2023 Until ten minutes ago, I had no idea that my most recent Who Pooped in the Park book was being considered for a Moonbeam award. Then I opened my email…
Books… “Who Pooped in the Cascades” is a High Plains Book Award finalist! 4 Jun 20145 May 2023 This is exciting! The High Plains Book Awards has added a new category this year for children's books, and Who Pooped in the Cascades? has been chosen as a finalist!…
Writing Caution: Haiku May Lead to Drinking Beer With Friends 28 Nov 20135 May 2023 Oh, my goodness gracious! Yesterday, I posted 26 of my beer haiku on this blog. As usual, I posted a link on Facebook and Twitter. The Facebook link said: Haiku:…
Writing Haiku: Celebrating Beer in Verse 27 Nov 20135 May 2023 I confess. I'm cheating. I originally wrote this as a column for the Local Rag in November of 2009. The Local Rag is shifting over to a new website, and…
Books… Can’t writers all just get along? 12 Oct 20131 Feb 2026 Before addressing the main issue of this post, I'd like to provide a bit of background. When somebody hits that magic "follow" button on my blog, I get an email…
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