Let’s welcome Laura Bower to the show! I met Laura through 12×12 and other’s I knew in her debut group, PBSOAR24. It was so much fun talking with her about planting story seeds and all the joy there is to find in the kidlit world in this week’s episode of Getting to The Heart...
Connection, Thunderclouds, and The Reality of Writing with Author Leah Moser
In this episode of Getting to The Heart of Why We Write, I had the pleasure of speaking with Leah Moser whose book, I AM A THUNDERCLOUD illustrated by Marie Hermansson, came out with Running Press Kids on April 2, 2024 (also her birthday!!!).🎈🎂 I had so much fun connecting with Leah and talking...
Transcendent Words and Rainbow Cakes with Author Marzieh Abbas
Please welcome the prolific, award-winning, 12×12 webinar presenting author Marzieh Abbas! I met Marzieh through 12×12 and had so much fun talking with her about the transcendence of words and writing across genres. 🖋️ This episode was so much fun to record and I really enjoyed talking about the process of writing across different...
Self Publishing Myths, Inspiring Curiosity, and Being A Book Nerd with Lauren Ranalli
Please welcome author Lauren Ranalli to Getting to The Heart of Why We Write today! I found Lauren through the kidlit community online and had so much fun talking with her about inspiration, book nerdiness, and all things books and writing. I hope you enjoy the episode! Some Highlights: Lauren first started writing stories...
Writer’s Cats, Dangerous Laundry, and Just Doing The Writing with Author Cedar Pruitt
In today’s episode of Why We Write had so much fun chatting with Cedar about her writing journey and the launch of her recent picture book, Fire Flight illustrated by Chiara Fedele. Some of the highlights covered: Links Mentioned: Book Recommendation📚: While listening back through this episode to edit and publish, Cedar’s enthusiasm and...
Pre-published YA Author Takeover with Anne Hanovich On Mental Thesauri and Writing Community
Please welcome to the show, Anne Hanovich! On this episode of Getting to The Heart of Why We Write, we cooked up a pre-published author takeover edition. I met Anne through an SCBWI webinar last year and we clicked. From critique partner to interviewee, Anne has been so fun to get to know and...
Library Families, Chalk Painting, and Ballet with Author Steena Hernandez
Today I am so pleased to introduce you to author Steena Hernandez. Steena’s debut picture book, Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers, illustrated by Melissa Castillo is coming out with Beaming Books on October 22, 2024. It was a joy to talk with Steena and I can’t thank her enough for being on the show. Here...
Curses, Bookworms, and Screenwriting with Author Megan Woodward
Today, I have a fun interview for you with author Megan Woodward. Her upcoming debut picture book, This Book is Definitely Not Cursed, illustrated by Risa Rodil is available for pre-order now and hitting shelves near you on June 25, 2024. We talked about all sorts of fun things like hugging trees, making fools...
Telekinesis, Tree-hugging, and Collaboration with Author LD Green
Today I have the pleasure of talking with author LD Green. I met LD through Kids Comics Unite (a super fun community for comic and word nerds/creators, linked below). Immediately I felt like we could have talked for hours about all the things! We talk about all sorts of things in today’s episode from...
Story Cravings, Wonder Walls, and A Little Bit of Everything with Meghana Narayan
Today we’re in for a treat with abstract artist and children’s book author Meghana Narayan, of the newly released A Little Bit of Everything illustrated by Michelle Carlos. Meghana and I cover a lot of ground from what apps we use to catch random ideas to the magic of sharing parts of yourself through...