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Jiggety jig
Oh, guys, I have GOT to get caught up. Here I’ve been back from the Deep Valley Homecoming since TUESDAY and haven’t written about it. And now Comic-Con is peering around the corner in the most...
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Live Read-Aloud Revival Author Chat Next Sunday
Hey gang, I’ll be doing a live online chat with Sarah Mackenzie at Read-Aloud Revival next Sunday at 1pm Pacific. Read-Aloud Revival started as a terrific podcast (I was interviewed for an episode...
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Ed Snapshots Interviewed Me About Tidal Homeschooling
Pam Barnhill interviewed me about Tidal Learning for her Ed Snapshots podcast. We had a delightful conversation. Here’s the scoop: Melissa Wiley is an author and a homeschool mom of 6 who blogs at Here...
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True story
I’ve reached the stage of writing in which I hate writing, I wonder why I ever thought writing was a good idea, I don’t ever want to write anything again, and I have an overwhelming urge to write about...
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Portland Book Festival Show & Tell
Mostly tell. Because: I remember how, as a kid, I used to come home from the library with a stack of books—as many as I could haul home on my bike—and then find it impossible to decide which book to...
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The Nerviest Girl in the World Cover Reveal Tomorrow!
I am sooooo excited to share artist Risa Rodil’s FABULOUS cover art with you! Tune in tomorrow for the big reveal! Patreon subscribers: you’ll get a sneak peek today. I can’t wait!
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The Nerviest Girl in the World—Cover Reveal!
Here it is!!! I’m so excited to share this with you: the cover of my upcoming middle-grade novel, The Nerviest Girl in the World, which will by published by Knopf Books for Young Readers on August 18,...
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Daily snapshot
Here’s a post I wrote on Instagram, the day before my cover reveal last week: Real talk: here’s what my fancy author life looks like. Snuggled up in my writing chair with my boy (“We’re going to need...
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School Library Journal review of The Nerviest Girl in the World
Only nine days left until pub day! Delighted to share this SLJ review: Photo by Jennie Baker The Nerviest Girl in the World WILEY, Melissa. 208p. Knopf. Aug. 2020. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780375870385. Gr...
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One week more
Still time to preorder! Only one week until Nerviest Girl‘s pub day! It’s hard to think about much else. There’s an awful lot of behind-the-scenes work that happens in the months before and after a...
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Join me for a live Nerviest Girl readaloud!
Up, up, and away! I can’t believe The Nerviest Girl in the World‘s publication day is almost here! Friends around the country have been sending me screenshots of their Amazon delivery pages with my...
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Inch and Roly readaloud on SimonKIDS Snack & Read Live
Something fun happening this week: on Wednesday, September 16, I’ll be doing an Inch & Roly readaloud on Snack & Read Live with SimonKids! Grab a snack and come join me for a live storytime...
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How to get a signed copy of The Nerviest Girl in the World
Annie Bloom’s Books, a wonderful Portland bookstore, has kindly offered a way for customers to order personally inscribed copies of The Nerviest Girl in the World. If this is something you’re...
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Tuesday: encounters with books (and blogs)
August 2008 I’m chuckling over the word “encounters.” In my Rule of Six (or Seven) list, that word flows naturally: encounters with beauty, encounters with living books, encounters with ideas to ponder...
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Coming up: Words & Pictures Festival 2021
Excited to be a part of this event! Words & Pictures Festival 2021, a virtual, two-day celebration of local authors and illustrators on October 9th and 10th. Events include a keynote address from...
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Readaloud tomorrow at Brave Writer Summer Camp
I’m excited to be part of Brave Writer’s Summer Camp event tomorrow, Tuesday July 19! I’ll be doing a live readaloud for kids at 1pm Eastern time. Always fun! Here’s the scoop from Julie Bogart: Brave...
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Outlines and without-lines
This photo was taken in June, 2018, in a little town on California’s Central Coast. At least that’s how I remember it. Today Portland is gray and bedraggled, and I needed a bit of color....
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