Spring update (aka My List of Excuses)
There is a lot going on over at chez Monkey Poop right now. My babysitter is on vacation, I have a close family member graduating from...
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- Mar 21, 2011
- 1 min
Happy 3 Year Blogiversary, Monkey Poop!
It’s been about 3 years since I first started blogging. Last year I did a whole week of monkey-related posts, so I thought, “Why not do a...
- Feb 15, 2011
- 2 min
“No offense, but…”: The book review every writer is afraid they will get
All this talk on various blogs about whether or not writers should be posting negative book reviews has got me thinking about my own...
- Jan 24, 2011
- 1 min
New Year WIP Updates
My writing and my parenting seem to be taking over my ability to churn out blog posts. Huh. Didn’t see that one coming. So I thought I’d...
- Jan 10, 2011
- 2 min
My Reading Stats for 2010
So I thought I’d get the ball rolling again by doing an easy post about my book numbers for 2010 (here’s last year’s). I got my Kindle 2...
- Dec 27, 2010
- 1 min
Monkey See Monkey Read
I’m taking another vacation from my blog. So here’s a cute picture from flickr (photo by SimonWhitaker) to tide you over. #monkeys...
- Dec 8, 2010
- 1 min
My Favorite New-to-Me Children’s Books for 2010
Here are my favorite new-to-me children’s books this year, in order by author. Last year, I used Indiebound for this list, but for some...
- Nov 8, 2010
- 1 min
Blog vacation (and baby monkey pic)
I’m off celebrating my birthday someplace warm. I’ll be back next week with another exciting blog post. Till then, here’s a picture of a...
- Oct 12, 2010
- 1 min
Cute animal photo: Red Panda (oh, and a list of Red Panda books)
I recently went to the Central Park Zoo (which isn’t nearly as impressive as the Bronx Zoo, but still pretty nice) and was thrilled to...
- Oct 4, 2010
- 3 min
My epiphany: it’s about the writing, stupid
After almost two and a half years of writing full time, I’ve finally realized that I need to write. It’s not about being published for...
- Sep 27, 2010
- 1 min
Ancient Astronomy and Other Fine Careers
When I was little, I knew I wanted to be was a scientist or a mathematician. After going to college and finding out more about the fields...
- Sep 20, 2010
- 1 min
10 Reasons Why Books are Better than TV
I blog a lot about books and a lot about TV. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good TV show as much (or maybe more) than the next girl, but...
- Aug 30, 2010
- 2 min
The Great Balancing Act: Part-time Writer, Full-Time Mom
I miss the good old days before the baby (writing-wise, at least). I’d roll out of bed, eat breakfast, and then write until I was...
- Aug 16, 2010
- 1 min
Vacay!
I’m on vacation! Back next week with more thrilling blog posts.
- Jun 21, 2010
- 1 min
Why I’m not blogging as much as I used to…
#comicstrips #jumpstart
- Jun 9, 2010
- 1 min
Have Medical Questions about Your Novel? Email me!
I’ve gotten a bunch of emails about my “How to Write a Hospital Scene” guest post from writers curious about how to fix their...
- Jun 1, 2010
- 1 min
How to write a hospital scene–Guest post at GLA
Head over to the GLA blog to check out my guest post called “How to Write a Hospital Scene in Your Novel“! Let me know what you think....
- Apr 16, 2010
- 1 min
Helping Make Doctor Visits Less Scary — Free Online Read-Along Stories for Kids at HANS
Along that vein (pun not intended), I recently came across the website for the Help Autism Now Society. Because autistic kids often have...
- Mar 26, 2010
- 1 min
Monkey Week: Baby Monkey Pics and Haikus
It’s the last day of Monkey Week! I thought I’d wrap things up with some cute baby monkey pictures and some haikus. Cute Baby Monkey...
- Mar 25, 2010
- 1 min
Monkey Week: 10 MG/YA Books Featuring Monkeys
It’s Monkey Week Day #4! Today I’ve got another list of books, but this time we’re discussing MG/YA books featuring monkey characters. In...
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