Heather Ayris Burnell

It has come to my attention that I have not written a post on this blog in a very long time... Alright, I knew that but I've just been...

I'm revising a picture book that I've probably revised 692 times already. It has lots of moving parts, so to speak. Characters doing...

My cabin in the woods in Shasta. So, I took a break. A vacation even! I drove from Washington State to California and back armed with on...

It occurred to me the other night when I was awakened by a loud banging and found five officers of the law on my front doorstep. My life has...

It's finally quiet around the house and I thought I'd get to work. But what to do? Should I link some stuff up on my website? Probab...

My little guy started school today and I'm sitting here worrying about him. I'm not exactly sure why. He ran right out to the playgr...

I was looking through the documents on my computer today and found this. It's the opening paragraph to a query letter that my husband wr...

The wind on the mountain has finally died down enough to set up the badminton net. If you've been reading my blog for a while you know w...

So I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do for my book launch party. I know it's happening at the library. I know I'm ...

So, I just thoroughly went through my first and second chapter critiques from my fabulous critique partners and...wow. The things they point...