The Blizzard Came in Fast

November 24, 2011
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Here’s my entry for Susanna Leonard Hill’s Thanksgiving Writing Contest (no relation). The rules are, “250 (or fewer) word kids’ Thanksgiving story, beginning with “They were supposed to go to Grandma’s for Thanksgiving, but the blizzard came in fast…”  – I hope you like it.   They were supposed to go to Grandma’s for Thanksgiving, but [...]

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Patience is a Four Letter Word

November 23, 2011
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PiBoIdMo is chugging along and I am loving it. It’s very cool to see so many people engaged in the act of creating picture books. It wasn’t that long ago that I was convinced I only had one or two story ideas in me. Certainly not enough to consider actually jumping into the kidlit world.  [...]

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Who’s Poem is That in the SCBWI Bulletin?

November 11, 2011
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Oh, it’s mine! Sweet. Yes, this is a bit of brag, but it’s my first piece in print (and paid!) so I’ll beg your indulgence. I think of this as a “writer’s poem” because it’s something we all feel at one time or another. Those blank pages hold nightmares, friends, and the only way to banish [...]

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Three for Irene

August 30, 2011
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Sunday saw Irene come and go here on Cape Cod. Lucky for us there was not a lot of damage, and almost no rain. With both power and internet access I was busy scanning Twitter while my son watched Netflix on the iPad and the TV showed the New England weather action (hey, I said [...]

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A Funny Story About Monkeys and Pants

August 18, 2011

I’ve had a lot of fun showing off giving out my new card to just about anyone that shows the tiniest bit of interest in what I do. But more than a few folks have asked why the monkey is wearing pants. Well, there’s a funny story that goes with that particular character design, so pull [...]

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The New Cards Are Here!

August 4, 2011

My new promo cards arrived. Very happy with how they turned out (process shots are over in this post if you’re curious). Now to get folding 250 cards so I can hand them out in LA!   I feel like Navin R. Johnson when the new phonebooks arrive.

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Prepping for #LA11SCBWI

August 3, 2011

Since the Reluctant Dragon wound down I’ve been busy prepping for my first national SCBWI conference in Los Angeles. Mostly that’s meant working on manuscripts, trying to lose weight (fail), shopping for presentable grown man fashions and readying a new self-promotional business card. Oh, there was a bit of homework for the Monday Writer Intensives [...]

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A Father’s Day Poem

June 19, 2011
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On Father’s Day On Father’s Day the sound of feet running to your room is a wonderful thing. On Father’s Day breakfast with your son squirming in your lap elbowing you in the head and eating your fruit is a wonderful thing. On Father’s Day thinking about your Dad, wondering about the things you might’ve [...]

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#NaPiBoWriWee After Party

May 9, 2011

Just like last year, #NaPiBoWriWee had a “blink and you will miss it vibe”. The daily writing task coupled with Twitter conversations and Paula Yoo’s excellent blog posts made this week blow by. And I don’t want it to end. Do you? You see, I have these six (yes, six, I fell one short this year) rough [...]

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Poem in Your Pocket Day

April 14, 2011

Groo-some by Jim Hill Of all the noises I can make the one that always takes the cake, surprises some, and spooks a few, is the mating call of the Groo. Now don’t look shocked it’s not obscene, The Groo is chaste and most serene. When he finds he’s in the mood He strikes a [...]

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