This weekend I was a presenter at the Society of Childrens Book Writers & Illustrators Fall conference on Mackinac Island. Not only did I present, but I was an attendee in the illustration boot-camp portion of the conference. So to my TOTAL astonishment, I won second place in the Illustration Nation competition, winning a one-hour [...]

I will be speaking at the SCBWI-MI annual Fall conference this weekend on Mackinac Island, MI. And I need your help! I am speaking on the topic of authors and illustrators self-promoting, and I want to demonstrate an exercise in how Twitter is a great resource for building fan relationships. On Saturday, September 24, I [...]

Join me and Fox 17 entertainment reporter Emily Richett this Thursday morning, March 3 at 8:45am for a cool insight to my work and career! Also – another VERY awesome special CONTEST that viewers can enter! See ya then! [Edit* I will re-post a link to the CONTEST and a link to the video archive [...]

I wanted to keep my mind off ArtPrize so I decided in honor of this awesome package arriving in my mailbox, I would have a nerd challenge for a fun prize! Everyone knows I am a fan of lots of obscure awesome things – So I bought these patches to put on my other obsession [...]