Gribble’s Scribbles

Query and cover letters—lots of writers dread them, but I say embrace those words! Your letter is your chance to talk about the manuscript you’ve worked…

Like many picture book writers, I make a lot of visits to nurseries and schools, and I often use a  picture book as the…

I’m so grateful I had the chance to meet Walter Dean Myers, a giant in so many ways. Before seeing him face to face,…

With children’s and YA books capturing 16 positions on Nielsen’s top 20 ranking for the year so far, the industry heads into fall with…

A few years ago, we spent 4th of July in America’s Hometown, Plymouth. What a difference a few hundred years makes! I chaperoned the 3rd…

Given that augmented and virtual reality were big topics at this year’s GDC and that new VR projects from Sony and Oculus were the talk of E3,…

“The night wore Max his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him ‘WILD THING!’” So goes the…

Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner and World War II airman whose “remarkable story of survival during the war gained new attention in 2010 with…

Kevin Thomas was born in Southern California and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. His work has appeared in Barrelhouse magazine and on OccupyWriters.com. Get…

I begin writing by feeling inspired, motivated and with an idea that is pushing on my insides, full of potential, wanting and needing to…