After my June trip to the Yucatan I wrote up a little report on the birds I’d seen there. I’m posting it for anyone who’s interested. I wasn’t on a birding trip, and had to fall behind whatever group I was with when I was trying to look at some bird. Also I’m an amateur. … More More on the Yucatan: birds

Patti Gay is an illustrator and author of picture books, a member of SCBWI, and one of my critique group partners. The following is an interview with Patti about her recent launch into publishing her picture books electronically. Sylvia: Patti, you’ve jumped right into e-book publishing with a couple of your picture books. How did … More Electronic publishing for children’s books? An interview with author/illustrator Patti Gay