My grandpa used to ask me that question all the time.  
The blog’s been quiet lately because I’ve been spending my time here instead: 
McKenna Elementary, MALCOLM AT MIDNIGHT
But the truth is, I’m not sure if I’m working hard or hardly working. I’m busy with it, yes, but if you go by page count, it sure [...]

Here it is. My latest project.

Wow. I always feel a little awed and mystified as to where all those words and pages came from when I first see it printed. Anyone else?
And now to figure out how to get it to all make sense….

It’s not DONE done, or even Done done, but it’s done: I finished my draft of MALCOLM. Whew! It’s only been….um…a little over two years. Granted, I did have 13 other books under contract that I had to write during the first year and a half. But, yeah, I’m a slow writer. Both my boys [...]

All the winners have been announced now.
It’s funny; I’ve never once considered what I’m working on to be an “animal fantasy.” But I guess that does fit. Who knew!

Well, today began with a full-body sidewalk sprawl on my morning run, but it ended up with a call telling me that I’m the runner-up for the SCBWI General Work-in-Progress grant! For MALCOLM AT MIDNIGHT!
Aside from being delighted overall, I’m encouraged that it was for this story. I’ve been describing it as a humorous middle grade [...]