Shutta Crum

My friend Hope Vestergaard had a wonderful storytime at Nicola’s
Books today. She read her new book, Potty Animals, to the enjoyment of the crowd.
Afterward the kids built a castle with rolls of toilet paper!
Fun!
Shutta

Once you’ve tickled the water and the ripples radiate out . . .there’s no telling what shore they (or you) will wash up on.
In my near future, that shore happens to be in Japan!  Yes, you heard that right! And I owe it all to the good advice of fellow writer Cynthia Leitich Smith, (Eternal, [...]

 
Congratulations to my friend Jacqui Robbins who was feted and cheered by an audience of cupcake smeared admirers. (The cupcakes were good!) But her second book, TWO OF A KIND (Illustrated by Matt Phelan. Published by Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 2009), is even better than bright blue and green cupcakes! It has just taken its [...]

Here’s a cup of cheer coming your way—to all those who braved another several inches of snow, and -6 degree temperatures, to make it to the Writer’s Fest at the Farmington (MI) Comm. Library on Saturday, Jan. 17th—YAY! You made my day. I had a lot of fun and I, for one, was warmed by [...]

For those of you who want to get a jumpstart on writing and publishing in the new year . . . I’ll be presenting a day-long (2 -part) writing program for the Farmington (Michigan) Community Library on Saturday, January 17, 2009.  The basic info is below . . . and at the Farmington Comm. Library site at:  http://www.farmlib.org/ .
Event [...]

Things you should know about the writing life, writers, or if you are inviting authors to speak at an event.
 
1.  There is no substitute for good writing. (Having “connections” in the publishing world won’t help if the writing is not good.) The most useful thing you can do to push your publishing career forward is [...]