Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Sourdough: Metaphor for Life
You only need a couple of very simple ingredients: flour and water. Then, depending on how patient you are, how much time you put in, things begin to happen. Do you know that you don’t have to buy yeast, you can actually cultivate it? With the right mix of flour and...
January Sneak Preview
And Sometimes We Nap (an excerpt) Sometimes we run or play in the sun. Sometimes we dance or follow some ants. Sometimes there’s trouble if we splash in a puddle, for that means a bath but also some cuddles . . . and sometimes we nap. What's Working? Repetition as...
How Not to Become a Picture Book Writer
Love a pet. Take lots of photos of pet. Create pet’s own Instagram. Believe people when they tell you you should write a story about pet. Choose precious filtered photographs for illustrations. Draft a manuscript. Research self-publishing. Pay an editor to edit...
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Published poet & kidlit writer
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