Four books in two months has been challenging, and this isn’t helping.
I'm working like hell to wrap up my first middle grade novel. It should be done in a day or two.I'm excited about the idea of writing a book aimed…
I'm working like hell to wrap up my first middle grade novel. It should be done in a day or two.I'm excited about the idea of writing a book aimed…
I sometimes ponder the fate of my books. Will anyone read them a hundred years from now? Will libraries still have them on their shelves? Will they even exist? One of my friends recently…
One of my wife's friends told me yesterday that she reads this blog daily and feels like she has an oddly intimate relationship with me as a result.Then she said…
I know it's my kid, but it's so damn cute.
My son asked me to read my novel, Unexpectedly, Milo, to him. "Too long," I told him. "No pictures. Let’s find something else." It also has an awkward and explicit…
I was recently sitting at my desk in my classroom, drinking a Diet Coke while correcting papers. A colleague walked in, and as we wrapped up our conversation, she commented…
My daughter celebrated her sixth birthday on Sunday. When she turned two years-old, I posted a list of lessons learned from two years of parenting. I updated that list when…
I really wish I knew the story behind this photograph.
Last weekend I took my children to Winding Trails in Farmington, Connecticut, to a Fairy House Tour. I had never heard of such a thing and had no idea what…