Monthly Archives: January 2012

            Just a note about Newt.              In 1993 a fine portrait artist who hadn’t been starving since the age of 19, Alan, I’ll call him, came to Pittsburgh to photograph and draw me for the cover of a book, … Continue reading →

The SCBWI Winter Conference in New York is this coming weekend, Jan. 28 and 29.  

            The Society of children’s Book Writers and Illustrators holds an annual winter meeting in New York City.  For the first time, I’ll be attending, Feb. 28-29.  The list of presenters makes the word “awesome” really apply.  There are such … Continue reading →

              Recently I read a blog about the “Snacks of the Great Scribblers.”   Lord Byron sipped vinegar to keep his weight down.  Others believed in complete food deprivation, while others feasted on oysters and huge meals.  Here’s the link: … Continue reading →

Looking back over a year, critics always offer their best-lists.  When I think back over 2011, I enjoy remembering what books I read that really affected me.  Here is my list, though many of them were written before 2011.  Still, … Continue reading →