Please welcome to today’s episode author Diana I. Kline, Ph.D. Diana has taught in higher education for over thirty years in a variety of subjects including computer science, psychology, math, and education. While teaching computer science courses, she always reminded her students to recycle old computer equipment; otherwise, those items could remain on this...
Character Conversations, Snatches of Time, and Just Getting Started with Author Erin Chesnut
Please welcome author Erin Chesnut to the show! I found Erin through Writer Moms Inc. on Facebook (link is below) and had so much fun talking with her about conversing with characters, choreographing movement, and just sitting down and doing the hardest part of all–writing the words. Please enjoy! Some Highlights: Experimenting with different...
Story Seeds, Powerful Words, and Cereal Inspiration with Laura Bower
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...
Living Seasons and Loving Books with Author Jo Renfro
Please join me in welcoming Jo Renfro to “Getting to the Heart of Why We Write” in today’s episode! You may notice today’s show is out on a Friday instead of a Thursday–we’ve got the cold season blowing through my house so we’re moving a bit slower in general. It’s giving me a chance...