Julie Hedlund is a wearer of many hats, and a woman of many talents. Her new picture book OVER, BEAR! UNDER, WHERE? is full of
Category: Inspiration
Three Ways to find Joy in the Creative Journey
I grew up in a household where everything was a party. No, not THAT kind of party. We had tooth brushing parties, bedtime parties, getting
MG Book Review and Interview: ATTACK OF THE KILLER KOMODOS by Summer Rachel Short
Groundbreaking science, rampaging nature, and colorful characters intertwine in this 2nd Maggie and Nate mystery by talented middle grade author Summer Rachel Short. As the
An Interview with Author Janie Reinart
Cathy Stefanec Ogren: Meet Janie Reinart. Whether she’s writing, teaching, puppeteering, performing interactive musical stories, clowning around, or presiding as a poet-in-residence at an elementary
Interview with Rob Justus, Author/Illustrator of Death & Sparkles
Odd couple characters abound in children’s books. If you think for a moment, I bet you can rattle off a bunch. There’s Frog and Toad,
Getting Back To The Page: How to Start Writing Again
You meant to write—you really did—but life got in the way. Things got busy, summer arrived, you took a vacation and never fell back into
Channeling the Creative Child Inside You
When I was a child in the eighties, there was almost nothing that made me happier than locking myself away in my bedroom or playroom,
The Power of No Words at All: Henry Cole’s “One Little Bag”
In April of 2020 a remarkable picture book was released into the world. Inspired by the author’s childhood experience, the story follows the life cycle
Critiquing: A Superpower?
Critiquing the work of others brings an ultra-awareness to the all-encompassing task of writing picture books. With fresh eyes, you present considerations and questions for others that are important to think about in your own writing, too. But when it comes to critiquing your own stories, fresh eyes are harder to come by.
Hustle Culture, Overextension, and Writer Burnout
The year 2020 did such a bang-up job on so many writers that here were are, nearly halfway through 2021, and most of us are
Building a Child’s Bookshelf
I have started building a library of books for my new son. Even though he is brand new, we read to him all the time,
Mary Seacole Bound for the Battlefield by Susan Goldman Rubin
As someone who wrote a high school term paper on the Crimean War, I was thrilled when Candlewick offered the opportunity to review Mary Seacole
LET’S KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING part two…
On June 26th, 2020, I posted an article here titled, Let’s Keep The Conversation Going…, The daily news of the gruesome death of George Floyd
FLASHBACKS: A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
Show them some love: flashbacks are powerful if used purposefully and introduced clearly.
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