Positive parenting blog

Positive parenting blog

I’m currently visiting my older, better-looking, smarter, bossier sister Cynthia, pictured here. She, of course, is my co-author on Jump-Starting Boys. Like me, she does presentations on getting boys to read. She also writes a blog on jump-starting boys and on...
Writers conference announcement!

Writers conference announcement!

Calling writers of all genres and abilities!The website is now up. So look it over and join me at the Willamette Writers Conference in Portland, Oregon. This is your personal...
Where do writers get their ideas?

Where do writers get their ideas?

It’s the No. 1 question we writers get, from both adults and children. My stock answer is “from my twisted imagination.” In truth, each of my 17 books have grown from different seeds: from experiences in my life, from things I’ve read or that...