Looking forward to diving into another world.

#tomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow #whathewindknows @gabriellezevin @amy.harmon.author

Thank you! 🤞🏼

Cold morning queries. First round of 2025. Wish me luck! #amquerying #middlegrade #speculativefiction #agentsearch #mg #kidlit #magicalrealism #amwriting #studiogmwbooks
#10degreelow

Look at what I came across in the New York Times! Congrats @diannewrites.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/b...

The evening landscape crew showed up tonight.

Oh, and wine. Ravens, crows, and wine.

So glad to see things finally moving here. To re-introduce myself, I’m an author/illustrator of MG and PB’s querying and looking for a positive place for inspiration and connection to the community. You’ll find me posting here about art, books, illustration, food, Arizona landscape, and Corvids.

Arizona gets snow too! Woo hoo! This morning the low was 10 degrees. #rimcountryaz #mybackyard #mogollonrim #studiogmwbooks

First read of 2024. Man, this was a hard one. Important. But hard. Della is so smart and strong. She’s going to be on my mind for a long time. #fightingwords @kimbbbradley.bsky.social

New year. New snow. New notebook. I’d say it’s a good time for new stories!
#amwriting #amdrafting #amsketching #amquerying #mg #speculativefiction #historicalfiction #magicalrealism #kidlit #picturebook #pbillustration #illustration #studiogmwbooks

Ugh!!!

Because, of course, medical insurance companies don’t know what how medical doctors specialize.

Check out this gorgeous cover! I can’t wait to read it. @abigailjohnsonya #everytimeyougoaway #eikoojalaillustration @o_eiko @kathleen.oudit.creative #coversilove

Last week I got to attend the book launch of a friend from my local writing group! Congratulations Abigail! What a great event. And so fun to see everyone! I can’t wait to read your latest. @abigailjohnsonya #everytimeyougoaway @karajmcdowellbooks

#InternationalMountainDay
#mybackyard

Writers Group Holiday Party. Yeah, we did talk literature and plurale tantums and such. But we enjoyed good food, laughed hard, and each went home with a new book! Great seeing all of you. That was fun!

Oh, great.

Let it snow! ❄️ Let it snow! ❄️ Let it snow! ❄️ #KidLitArtPostcard

White Christmas. Always.

Yup! That’s why I still have them. Couch sheets. I’ll have to remember the picnic blanket idea!

Perfect that my first conversation here is about sheets! The best sheets I own are over 15 years old. Because they last that long. Polycotton percale. I also have a twin set that are 35+ years old. And I don’t even have a twin bed anymore.

Welcome to my writing space.