Please welcome author Jessica Speer to this episode of Getting to the Heart of Why We Write! Jessica is such a phenomenal human and I’ve enjoyed every time our paths have crossed in SCBWI events, seeing her present at panels and conferences. If you ever get the chance, sign up for one of her...
Space Debris, Planetary Conversations, and Research with author Diana I. Kline, Ph.D.
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...
An Inspirational Publishing Journey, Inciting Excitement, and Opening Doors with Author Jessica Stremer
I’d like to introduce you to author Jessica Stremer for today’s episode! I’ve known Jessica since the very beginning of my kidlit journey. She was part of one of my first critique groups back in 2020. She quite literally helped shape my manuscript for my published picture book and many others. I had the...
Elementary School Queries and Being Bold with Michelle Lee
Today’s guest is Michelle Lee, author of Between The Lighthouse and You (Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes and Noble). We talk about how ideal writing times vary for different people, querying as an elementary school student, writing across different genres to enrich your writing, and more. With her lifelong involvement in the writing world and Ph.D....
Finding Joy in the Writing Process with Sharon Giltrow
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....