Japan history

It’s blog tour day 7 and I’m visiting Writing Children’s Book with Robyn Opie where Robyn Opie, author of more than 75 books including “How to Write a Great Children’s Book” and the novel “Black Baron adn I are discussing Zen and the Art of Writing for Children – my view on why the series…

It’s blog tour day 6 and I’m doing two things at once. Isn’t cyberspace wonderful? Today I’m visiting Sally Murphy’s Writing For Children Blog to talk with Sally Murphy (author of many books for children including the verse novel, Pearl Verses the World) about book promotion and how to harness cyber resources. I’m also speaking…

It’s blog tour day 5 and I’m visiting Tales I Tell where Mabel Kaplan, storyteller and author of Connie and the Pigeons, is interviewing me about how my interest in Japanese and Chinese history has influenced the series. Mabel uncovers the meaning of Monkey Fist, the first person ever to ask me what the title…