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Apr 12, 20111 min read

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...

Mar 21, 20111 min read

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, 20112 min read

“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, 20111 min read

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, 20112 min read

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, 20101 min read

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, 20101 min read

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, 20101 min read

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, 20101 min read

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, 20103 min read

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, 20101 min read

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, 20101 min read

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, 20102 min read

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, 20101 min read

Vacay!

I’m on vacation! Back next week with more thrilling blog posts.

Jun 21, 20101 min read

Why I’m not blogging as much as I used to…

#comicstrips #jumpstart

Jun 9, 20101 min read

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, 20101 min read

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, 20101 min read

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, 20101 min read

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, 20101 min read

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...