Posts by Beth
A book of a different order …
Make that “of a different phylum…” My cousin Beverley Brenna has a new book coming out, with an anticipated release date of November 15th. It is a departure from the subject matter and style of her recent books, which may come as a surprise to those who have read and loved the time-slip adventure Falling…
Read MoreIntroducing “Flubs 2 Fixes”
I am pleased to announce that as of today, Tuesday, October 1, 2013, I am launching my freelance copy-editing and proofreading service for writers! Yes, this is the news I hinted at yesterday. As I say in my introduction page (in the drop-down menu above), have you ever hit send on a document, or put…
Read MoreChester’s Masterpiece — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Chester’s Masterpiece Author/Illustrator: Mélanie Watt (although Chester the Cat would disagree) Publisher: Toronto, ON, Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2010 Genre: Picture book, fiction, humor
Read MoreOf mysteries — both reading and writing them…
I surprised myself this spring when I began writing a middle-grade mystery, and found that I was enjoying the process thoroughly. (Since it’s for middle grade readers, it has no goriness in it. My kind of book!) When I think about it, though, it shouldn’t have been such a surprise. Although my mystery reading as…
Read MoreFace to Face with Whales — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Perfect Picture Book Friday is back for its THIRD year! (Actually, it started up again last week, when I was participating in Erik’s blog tour.) Although this book is very different to the sort of books I usually share for PPBF, I came across it while doing research for a middle grade novel, and decided…
Read MoreA Post for My Hero
Do you have a hero? I do. His name is Renn. I’ve told you about him before — the now 6 1/2 year old boy who has been dealing with medical and neurological tests and procedures ad infinitum (it seems) as the doctors seek to find a cause and control for his epilepsy. He’s now…
Read MoreInternational Dot Day — Make your Mark!
If you’ve read either The Dot or Ish, Peter H. Reynolds’ fabulous picture books about celebrating creativity and making your own kind of art, even if you (or others) don’t consider you artistic, then you’ve already encountered the basic principle behind International Dot Day — making your mark in some artistic-ish way, and celebrating your…
Read MoreThe Adventures of Tomato & Pea — Blog Tour Review and GIVEAWAY!
It is so exciting when a writing colleague is published for the first time. It is even more exciting when that colleague is eleven years old! I first became aware of Erik, the Kid Who Reviews Books, when we both participated in Picture Book Ideas Month in 2011 (that link leads to a guest post…
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