Vijaya Bodach

I'm fond of critters and subscribe to two blogs that satisfy my critter-picture-needs: The Daily Coyote and itty bitty kitty committee ....

My critique group rocks! Allyson Schrier and Molly Blaisdell both got Letters of Merit for the Barbara Karlin grant (for picture book) and ...

I just came across this advice from Walt Disney: "find a job that you like so much that you'd do it without compensation; then do i...

I'm trying to get into the writing groove and finding it sooooo hard to do the revisions on my novel. Where's the love? I am not get...

The first week of school went surprisingly well. I feel grateful that not all the extracurricular activities started this week. I only had t...

Some more wonderful books I've read over the summer: Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman Wow! A book that promised a glimpse into 1...

I haven't been writing much, but reading tons. And even though I read The Underneath by Kathi Appelt a short while back, her voice and ...

I've been doing a fair bit of scribbling in my notebook. Nothing earth-shattering. Just processing ideas, writing about the pup, the kid...

Just by chance, I saw one of my pictures on someone else's blog, unacknowledged, without my permission. Folks, this is not right. In the...

We spied four eggs, and three have hatched. Mama and Papa Junco feed their babies countless times a day. These babies aren't cute per ...