I recently took an interesting online course on the history of humankind. Some of the main ideas of the course are summarized in this 15 minute TED talk, worth the time it takes to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZa4sdIwV04&list=PLfc2WtGuVPdnuLf7i2AgD4_048ubTDpnD

        I just returned from the Big Sur Writing Workshop, sponsored by the Henry Miller Library and Andrea Brown Literary Agency. I went several years ago – the first children’s writing conference I’d attended, before I even knew about SCBWI, our trade organization. This conference was well worth my time and money. … More Big Sur Writing Workshop