Category: Miscellaneous
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International Artist Day
A Cat’s View from the Easel I decided early on to let my cat, Princess Gracie, narrate the Gnomeward Bound books.At first it was a whim — she already had that air of knowing everything while saying nothing.But it quickly became clear she had the better perspective.Cats see the world without ego, without approval ratings,…
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If Bees Had a Food Day
If bees had a Food Day, it wouldn’t start with breakfast. It would start with a sunrise. The hive would hum a little louder as light filtered through clover and wild mint. The air would taste faintly of rain and something sweet just about to happen. A good day for nectar, they’d say — if…
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National Day on Writing
The Economics of Inspiration Today, October 20, is National Day on Writing in the USA, and I almost missed it!That’s why I’d like to take this opportunity to give you a quick sneak peek of one of my (currently) three works in progress — and show you the real world behind it. “Before your kind…
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Where Gnomes and Alpacas Meet
When I wrote The Gnome with the Golden Hat, I had absolutely no intention of turning gnomes into a series. After all, I was out of blank gnomes to paint, and that felt like a perfectly reasonable stopping point. But here’s the thing about stories: they’re like glitter. Once you spill a little, it’s everywhere.…
A Heep of Words: Books by Alexandra Heep, Helena Parx, Lexa Drane 