http://maureenbush.com/wp Writes for Kids Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:09:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Had a cold, feeling better, up at 6:00 am Sunday morning. House quiet, made coffee, sat and wrote. A perfect way to start the day. Maureen http://maureenbush.com/wp/2010/03/07/sunday-morning/ It's March 2, and it's been warm and melty for two weeks. I've spotted a few things growing in my garden - some garlic greens close to the house on the south side, and daffodil tips pushing their way through a layer of leaves on the east side. And if ... http://maureenbush.com/wp/2010/03/02/spring-2/ O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! She chortled in her joy Eric Orchard is doing the cover for the soon-to-be-renamed There's a Witchdoctor In My Grandmother's Bathroom (Orca, Fall 2010). He did Feather Brain, and I adore it. I begged for Eric again, and it's finally organized. I'm so pleased. http://ericorchard.blogspot.com/ Maureen http://maureenbush.com/wp/2010/02/27/o-frabjous-day/ I've just finished the first round of editing for There's A Witchdoctor In My Grandmother's Bathroom (which will definitely be renamed). My editor said "I think you should get rid of Miri." (She's a minor character in the story.) Since my first response was, "Who's Miri?", I decided I couldn't argue ... http://maureenbush.com/wp/2010/02/24/character-murder/ Metaphors are unfortunately literal to my younger daughter. If someone says, "It's raining cats and dogs," she looks up at the sky and imagines puppies falling. I asked her for an example, and she said, "It's hard to pull off the top of my head." I was grossed out. Then she ... http://maureenbush.com/wp/2010/02/19/monsters-and-metaphors/