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...
Disappearing Through Windows and The Alchemy of Writing with Jilanne Hoffmann
Hi everyone! I am so grateful to all the authors who’ve reached out to me about being on “Getting to The Heart of Why We Write.” There have been so many that I’ve put scheduling new interviews on pause until the fall. You can see the details in my post here and don’t worry!...
Being Brave Enough to Improve and Finding Flow for Writing through Painting with Lisa Rogers
Sorry for my lateness with today’s podcast! It is Friday but I am here and with another sparkling author interview on “Getting to The Heart of Why We Write.” Today, we have Lisa Rogers whose recent book Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage illustrated by Il Sung Na has received starred reviews from...
Natasha Wing Shares about Encouragement, Community, and Opening Doors for Curiosity Through Books
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...
The 5 Ps of Writing with Vivian Kirkfield
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,...