This week, the American Library Association announced their 2020 Youth Media Award winners. Exciting! But this is NOT about those books.

Fuel Your Creative Life... with other activities! Allow yourself to step away from your writing and find another creative outlet.

Happy New Year, kidlit friends. I truly hope this holiday season - no matter where you were or how you celebrated/didn't celebrate - was peaceful and restful, and that you're now ready to launch yourself headfirst into 2021! Well, maybe not. If you're like me and some years you have trouble finding momentum (or even rolling out of your nice, warm bed) at the start of January, please know you're not alone. I always feel like all this "new year, new you" stuff that is pushed on