Building Community and Dancing onto The Page with Laura Roettiger

Hello all! Today’s guest is Laura Roettiger, author of two picture books including the recently published An Accidental Hero: A Mostly True Wombat Story illustrated by Debbi Palen.

Laura is a reading specialist with a background in teaching and curriculum creation. Her superpower as a teacher is encouraging curiosity in children, which she has brought into the stories she now writes. 

We covered a lot of topics in our short time together and I hope you enjoy listening!

Here are some things we cover in today’s interview:

• The benefits dancing can offer your writing.
• The generosity and friendliness in the kidlit world, especially in the Rocky Mountains.
• The best of times hearing readers laugh with enjoyment over your words, when the words just click, and when a child tells you that your book is their favorite.
• If things aren’t working, sometimes you just need to walk away. 
• When obstacles arise and writing is impossible, how can you stay connected?

Links mentioned:

• Laura’s Instagram, website, and Twitter.
• Buy An Accidental Hero: A Mostly True Wombat Story from publisher, Bookshop, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and Second Star to The Right Books.
• Aliana Reaches for the Moon from publisher, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop, Amazon, and Second Star to The Right Books.
• Picture Book Gold

Thank you, Laura, for sharing your time with me and what you’ve learned throughout your writing journey.Up next week is author Wendy Goldstein. While you’re waiting make sure you’re all caught up on the latest episodes including last week’s interview with Jilanne Hoffman.