What Ava DuVernay said:

My latest obsession is my 2020 Writing Notebook! I carry it with me wherever I go. I’m learning that when you approach life as a writer, inspiration can be found in the most unexpected and surprising places #WritingCommunity #SCBWI #OwnVoices #WritersNotebook #WritingNotebook

Saturday mornings are for our SCBWI Houston critique group! Received lots of great feedback today. scbwi #critiquegroup #writingcommunity

A lovely group of #houstonwriters here... sharing, encouraging, and supporting. It’s what #critiquegroups are all about! 👏🏼

3 things #SCBWIDigital Workshops have taught us: 1) “Rewrite the beginning of your book when you finish the book.” -Sara Sargent; 2) “Poke at the knot to raise the stakes.” -katemessner; 3) Color-coded bookshelves are the way of the future.

I'll be there!

My mom told me this ions ago, so I'm sharing. #Writers, when you come up with a story idea, don't sleep on it. Trust that there's someone else in the world cooking up the same idea, and if they finish 1st, well...just don't let that be you--pen to the pad or fingers to the keys.

Trilingual wonder boy, Hugo, bounces between languages with Superhero ease until new arrival joins his 1st grade class. Will his linguistic superpowers prevail or will Hugo be tongue-tied? #PitMad #PictureBook #BilingualBook #AfroLatino #OwnVoices #BIPOC #Weneeddiversebooks

Hugo, a 6-y-o AfroLatino Superhero with extraordinary linguistic superpowers, connects to groups across his community by using his multilingual prowess. Will his many tongues come in handy when confronted with a new language and friend? #PitMad #PB #Afrolatino #multilingual

Thank you!