Please welcome author Emily Dangremond to the show today! Talking with her is always a joy and I could seriously talk to her for hours on end about trees, consciousness, and more. I hope you enjoy hearing what she has to say and it gives your day a boost. You are here. You are...
Please give a warm welcome to kidlit author Melissa Trempe in today’s episode! Her picture book, Ladybug Launch: Inspired by A True Story of Chinitas in Space co written with Dr. Natalia Ojeda and illustrated by Manuela Montoya came out earlier this year. Enjoy! Some Highlights: The joy of morning writing when the world...
Put your hands together for kidlit author-illustrator Lea Maryanow! I met Lea through 12×12 and had already unknowingly read her beautiful book nearly a year before! I hope you enjoy our chat and hearing some much needed words of encouragement (speaking for myself here😂). For a boost to your writing week or season in...
Author illustrator Molly Cranch has her picture book debut, Hide and Seek, available on shelves near you now. It was a delight to hear about her journey as a storyteller, weaving words alongside her illustrations. More about Hide and Seek: A book about the wondrous camouflage techniques of animals around us. For detectives ages...
Please welcome kidlit author Kalee Gwarjanski to this episode of “Getting to the Heart of Why We Write!” I loved hearing about Kalee’s experience with the writing community, especially the support within her critique group. We had a lot to talk about from her background as a chef, to engineering, to the book she...
I was so fortunate to meet Beth Anderson through the Rocky Mountain chapter of SCBWI years ago and today I get to share her with all of you!! Beth is such an encouraging, helpful, and kind presence in the kidlit world. Her blog is a wonderful resource and her books will lead you down...
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...
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...
