Here are a few virtual tours of the print-on-demand process. It’s amazing to see how the covers and pages come together and turn into books. Enjoy!

The Marigold Kingdom gets a giant surprise one morning when some visitors show up carrying giant signs.

My family and I visited the German Emigration Museum in northern Germany. The museum is in Bremerhaven, literally “Bremen’s harbor”, so there are ships, a

Take these handy guides (free PDFs) for my favorite middle grade books shopping (in real life or online) or take them to your local library!

All this spring love leads to a lot of forestry. Last year was leap year and the girls put up the trees for the boys.

Over at The Winged Pen there’s a post from 2018 about what to do while you’re waiting. . .

Located in Romania, near the Ukraine border, they are perfectly positioned to help refugees, especially those with children.

Have you ever had a notebook that was too beautiful to write in, so you never did?

This is the second post in my Writing Gratitude Countdown. It’s my way of re-discovering the richness of the creative life. (Find all the posts: 1. The Gift

Take these handy guides (free PDFs) for my favorite middle grade books shopping (in real life or online) or take them to your local library!

How do you know what your hero is capable of? A modernistic St. Martin cuts his cloak in half to share with a poor man. Mainz, Germany. Craft books like The Negative Trait Thesaurus and The Positive Trait Thesaurus can help you build strong characters.

This year, my husband gave me a Page-a-Day calendar to learn Italian. Today’s page was a dialogue between two men at a bus stop, getting ready to go to work.

A writing and interior design metaphor. My life unintentionally provided me with another writing metaphor this weekend.

My earlier post about SLICE AND LABEL was unexpectedly popular. So here’s the second post in my how to manage your revision process with Scrivener. Hope it’s

The medieval Christmas fair in Siegburg, Germany has wonderful, kid-powered entertainment. Check out the Viking ships and the wooden carousel. Fun you can make for yourself and your family is the best!

I recently came across another inspiring example of using your inheritance to create something new.

We book people know that books are a doorway to adventure so it shouldn’t be a surprise that I got to visit a whole new country because of the Seven Kingdoms

These smart, funny, and family-friendly adventures are 25% off for your local library and school in December 2025!

Skin-colored felt is not easy to find, even if you know what color you’re looking for. My youngest and I are sewing figures for a Christmas nativity scene. So

Multiplication tables for kids: How can you help your kids build fortress-strong skills? Are you looking for ways to encourage kids who are learning their times tables? Did you know that moving helps kids learn multiplication? These tips and a really fun video about the dreaded SEVENS times table popped up while I was researching for a magical adventure for kids ages 9 to 12: Under Pressure With a Squash: The Multiplication Problem. . .

Rose Monday is the crown of Germany’s Karneval in the Rhineland. In the last days before Lent, people of all ages stroll the city in gorgeous costumes. Sometimes I also run into young men dressed in convenient cow costumes with a single zipper up the front. Learn more about this colorful holiday and how you can enjoy it with your family in the Seven Kingdoms.

We book people know that books are a doorway to adventure so it shouldn’t be a surprise that I got to visit a whole new country because of the Seven Kingdoms

Do you love libraries? You can find all my posts about libraries, resources for library patrons, request a review copy or quiz, get book details for librarians, find out which libraries are already stocking Bumpity Boulevard Press books, and more about virtual author visits for libraries. #librarylove

Connie B. Dowell of the Authoring Onward podcast (formerly called BookEchoes) interviewed me about Trouble With Parsnips