In June of last year, I attended my first NJ SCBWI conference. I had never been to a children's literature conference. As an aspiri...

www.patriciakeeler-author-illustrator.com ©patriciakeeler Below is a picture of my mom with the family dog. Ordinary picture? Not ...

I love coming up with a book idea that feels solid. If it is strong enough, and I feel a real connection with the characters, I jump into th...

Moi at 9 - © Diana Ting Delos h I've always thought of art and story making as solo activities and just shown when you were ready. A...

So, the theme on D2PB   this round was   various aspects of our process.   I thought a lot about the various aspects of my process...in...