It’s Hollywood Sign Day (for real)
There seems to be a day for everything, so why not for the Hollywood sign? I've always been intrigued by the Golden Age of Hollywood even before venturing to college at the University of Southern [...]
Round Up Alert: Looking to Listen? Recent Podcasts
Hi Friends and Fans, Below please find a round up of recent interviews for your listening pleasure. Hint: Great for school reports. Golden State Media Book Review, June 2023 Middle Grade Ninja, March [...]
Cindy’s Journal, The Confession Series, Episode #10: I don’t write “girl books”
And, I don’t read “girl books” I never considered myself a “writer for girls.” Yet when approaching schools for a visit there are rare occasions when I’m asked: “What about the boys?” I have a [...]
Cindy’s Journal, The Confession Series, Episode #9: I’m a Scrappy Writer
As a pee-wee soccer coach, I had kids I thought of as “fancy players” and those who were “scrappy players.” The “fancies” went to expensive camps and/or played on travel teams. The “scrappies” learned all [...]
Cindy’s Journal, The Confession Series, Episode #8: “The Lost In… Books Were Originally Stand-Alones”
My five Lost In… books have been hugely popular. So popular that they’re now under shopping agreements with production companies! Lost in London was the first. It’s a great premise: Local girl takes a school [...]
Cindy’s Journal, The Confession Series, Episode #7: “It Happened in the Carpool Line”
Where were you when Elvis died? At the Wayne Hills Mall. Where were you when John Lennon was shot? I don’t know. Where were you when you got news that would change the trajectory of [...]