It’s Banned Books Week—let’s celebrate. Celebrate what? The freedom to read, and to read what we want, no matter if someone else disagrees with what the book is saying or the ideas it’s promoting. I remember when I was a child hearing the expression “banned in Boston.” Boston was a prudish town then, and certain...
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While I don’t believe that every cloud has a silver lining, many do…including my foot and leg issues, of which I have several. As a result of them, I have walked with a cane for over three years, now. And that is what this week’s blog post touches on. As you may have gathered, I...
I often wonder what drives some writers to write nonfiction while others are impelled to write novels, short stories, and other fiction. My own output leans extremely heavily toward nonfiction. I have written a few novels for adults, and my output for kids includes fiction as well as nonfiction, but of the over-100 books I...
My very early reading tastes were hardly exceptional, nor did they point in the particular direction of an authorial future. Once past simple picturebooks and easy readers—and I got past those at an early age, reading sixth grade readers early in third grade—I dived right into the Bobbsey Twins. I found their antics, adventures, and...
There are those who wonder what the writer’s life is like, and those who think they know…but think wrong. I have met in person or corresponded with people who have such misguided notions as ~ Writers attend a series of literary teas where they exchange witty banter with other writers. ~ Writers jet all over...