Pen Parentis - a blog for writers who parent

This rambling post isn’t about what you think. My kids and I have a ritual of me reading while they eat breakfast. It starte...

My birthday is on Sunday. As usual, nearly everyone I know and love is out of town for Memorial Day Weekend. So - I decided to throw mysel...

As writers who have to support little hungry mouths, we are (well, like everyone else) always searching for a way to make money. So what a...

Had to share this inspiring article by Shawn Vestal, sent over by our newest advisory board member, NYC-based literary agent Renee Zuckerbro...

I was asked to guest-blog on Kidville's blog on the topic of balancing a creative career and parenting responsibilites, and I share with...

Not every writer who is a Pen Parentis Author has four novels and an NEA grant. A lot of us are writers with day-jobs to support a family,...

I'm reeling. I was at a cell phone service store today, chatting with the staff while waiting to deal with a billing question and my g...