I’m a bit late with this, but my excuse is that when I got home I got hung up writing… I had a wonderful time in Tennessee last week visiting schools. The visit was arranged by librarian Scot Smith who is incredibly well organized. It could not have gone better. […]
Well… Contest #5 is over and the winner has been notified. Contest #6 is up and runs through October. The Prize? A signed copy of I,Q Book Two: The White House. Go to my HOME page, click Contest! and follow the instructions carefully. Good luck!
Back at the farm after a 9 day swing through Dallas and DC. I had a wonderful time, but it’s great to back home in my little office at my desk for a few days. The National Book Festival was great fun. Marie flew into DC on Friday and over […]
I had a wonderful time at the National Book Festival in DC yesterday. The brutally hot weather didn’t seem to deter the book lovers. I hear there were well over a 100,000 people on the mall celebrating the written word. I think I drank about 3 gallons of water while […]
Here’s some breaking news… I’m delighted to report that I will be writing the 4th novel in the continuation of The 39 Clues: Cahill vs. Vespers. This is going to be a blast! Here’s the Press Release from Scholastic. THE 39 CLUES® bestselling multi-media franchise BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH THE […]
I will be at the National Book Festival in Washington DC, this Saturday. If you’re in town for it you’ll find me at the Oregon Booth all day long. Please drop by and say hello! http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/
I’m on my way to Texas for a few days of school visits. Received the following email from Ardyth Fritts in Casper a couple of days ago. It made my day! Dear Mr. and Mrs. Smith: My name is Ardyth Fritts and I am the Intensive Life Skills Class here […]
Contested #4 has concluded and the winner has been notified. They will receive a signed copy of Tentacles. Of course this means that Contest #5 has commenced. If you want to win a signed copy of “I,Q Book Two: The White House go to my Contest page, follow the rules […]
I had a fabulous time this morning Skypeing with a smart bunch of 6th graders at Endeavor Charter School in Raleigh, North Carolina. The emphasis was supposed to be on my novel “Jaguar” which they use in their curriculum, but the students and teachers were very familiar with my other […]
As promised here are the results of the last pie competition of the year at the Puyallup Fair in Washington. Marie got a blue for her rhubarb, third in the Pillsbury Pie competition, and an honorable mention for her third pie. Honorable Mention is not well thought of by her […]
