Will the REAL Mr. Newland Please Stand Up?
If you're near my age (55), you probably watched that television game show, TO TELL THE TRUTH, which aired from about 1956 to 1978. On the show, four celebrity panelists were presented with three contestants. The challenge was to identify
What Triggers the Story Ideas?
I've only written one short story, and a London-based online site called STORGY Magazine recently published it. Here's a link to "Yellow" which was inspired by something my father said in passing one day. Dad was looking at a brochure
Be an Inspiroror!
Have you ever been an inspiroror? Are you unsure what one is? Well, my almost-nine-year-old niece Marie seems to know. We share the exact same February birthday along with an affinity for writing stories. A few months ago, when Marie's
Halloweensie Writing Contest
Susanna Leonard Hill's 7th annual Halloweensie Writing Contest has arrived! The rules are as follows: Write a 100-word Halloween story appropriate for children 12 and under, using the words candy corn, monster, and shadow. (Candy corn is counted as one
Woo-hoo, Chattanooga choo-choo!
Can you believe it? My book, Arthur Zarr's Amazing Art Car, has taken me on the road to speak to children at schools around the country! To date, I've spoken at some 38 schools in my hometown of Houston; in
The Love-a-lots!
It's that time of year! Time for Susanna Leonard Hill's 6th Annual Holiday Contest. The rules this year are fun: Write a children's holiday story using the basic format/concept of "The Twelve Days Of Christmas," not to exceed 300 words. The
10,000 Smiles Per Gallon
It was my FIRST book signing for my children's book, Arthur Zarr's Amazing Art Car. And I was terrified. Which was kind of silly, because all I had to do was set up a table at an elementary school holiday
Arthur Zarr By The Numbers
This week—May 3, 2016 to be exact—marks the six-month anniversary of the launch date of my children's picture book, Arthur Zarr's Amazing Art Car. I thought it might be interesting to celebrate the occasion with a breakdown of numbers and
Hey, NYC! I’m Back In Black!
I wore a loose-fitting, hot pink shorts set with white tennis shoes. It was May of 1999, and it was my first trip to New York City. Oh, and I was six months pregnant! If you know anything about NYC,
The Beer Can House is Selling My Book … How Apropos!
I have a long-standing relationship with beer. Okay, that didn't come out right. I mean, I enjoy an occasional beer, but that's not the point. The point is that autographed copies of my new book, Arthur Zarr's Amazing Art Car,
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