Giving Away Treasure

I love thrift stores. Once a month, I choose one and treat myself to a long perusal of its shelves. I love the excitement of not knowing what I may find. But I do know that having explored the rest of the store, I’ll always end up in the book section. Like all children’s authors, … Continue reading Giving Away Treasure

On Writing: What Makes a Great Book?

By Susan Wroble I picked up Leila Sales’ amazing book Once Was a Time at the library last week. Immediately, I was engrossed in its themes of history and time travel and, above all, friendship. It made me start thinking about what makes a book great. I know what I do when I read what I think is a … Continue reading On Writing: What Makes a Great Book?

Building Writerly Resources: The Squibby Notebook

By Susan Wroble Over the years, I’ve attended a lot of conferences and workshops, but after this year’s Spring RMC-SCBWI conference, I felt that what I needed most was some way to organize the information so that it would stay relevant and useful. That’s when it hit. I already knew how to do this! About … Continue reading Building Writerly Resources: The Squibby Notebook