Today, I’d like to welcome Sharon Giltrow to “Getting to The Heart of Why We Write.” On today’s episode of the podcast, we talk about a lot of different things, community events in the kidlit world including Storystorm where she posted on day 14 about turning a picture book into a middle grade series....
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Natasha Wing, also known as The Night Before Queen on Why We Write for this week. Aaaaand, the timing worked out perfectly that this is coming out the week before her birthday (Feb. 7)! On top of that, one of her latest translated titles is The Night...
In today’s episode of “Getting to The Heart of Why We Write,” I had the opportunity to interview a pillar in our kidlit community, Vivian Kirkfield! I hope you enjoy hearing about her journey, the 5 essential Ps for writing success no matter where you are on your writing journey, and her latest book,...
I’m so excited to introduce Rebecca Gardyn Levington to you today! Today’s podcast episode includes so much in the brief 30 minutes we talked. Also, I realized I’d read and and reviewed her book Brainstorm! illustrated by Kate Kronreif nearly a year ago and loved it! As a former journalist and lover of words,...
Hello everybody! I’m so excited to share the official episode 1 of season 1 in my podcast: Getting to The Heart of Why We Write. In this extra special debut episode, I interview fellow kidlit author, Karen M Greenwald. We talk about everything from 19th century mayoral elections, to college professors, and even why...
Please welcome Colleen Olle today, the author of Sophia and Sinclair Go on an Adventure (cowritten with Jeff Windsor) and more recently Sophia and Sinclair Get Lost both of which were illustrated by Marcy Tippmann. I met Colleen through The 12×12 Picture Book Challenge though our paths have crossed in the kidlit sphere through...
Hello, everybody! I’m excited to tell you in about 2-3 weeks, Why We Write interviews will be coming to you in podcast form!! Today’s guest is Heather Pierce Stigall, author of Paisley’s Big Birthday illustrated by Natallia Bushuyeva and Gilbert & The Ghost illustrated by Jess Mason. Enjoy! When did you start creating books–whole...
Hello again! We’re back for another author chat about Why We Write. Soon–fingers crossed–this will be coming to you in audio format as a podcast! Before we get there, please enjoy this excerpt from my conversation with author Donn King about his writing journey and his recent book The Way of the Three-Year-Old Why....
Wow, November just flew by! Nia’s Rescue Box is published out in the world digitally and in print at your favorite bookseller. I apologize for not keeping Author Spotlights this month, but if you’ve ever seen a school in winter, you’ll understand when I tell you my whole family has been sick over here...
Welcome back to Author Spotlight. Today I have the honor of sharing my conversation with Lynn Becker, the author of Monsters in the Briny illustrated by Scott Brundage and June Moon (coming out May 21, 2024) illustrated by Nate Carvalho. I met Lynn through SCBWI and she has been a wonderful resource and inspiration....
