The Magic of Perfect Meter with Rebecca Gardyn Levington

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, Rebecca has been writing since she was a child. Over the years that writing has changed in form and genre, however, her love of words has been everpresent. In this episode she shares her writing mantras, how passion in writing is necessary. She also shares how to go beyond that passion to create stories with purpose and intention, knowing where they fit in the publishing world.

“Write the stories you want to write but think beyond it to where it could be in the world because publishing is a business. Write from your heart with purpose and the knowledge that you need to arm your agent and editor with enough to prove other people are going to want this book too.” –Rebecca Gardyn Levington

You can connect with Rebecca on her website and order/preorder her books here. See list below for all current and upcoming titles.

Afikoman, Where’d You Go? illustrated by Noa Kelner (Penguin/Rocky Pond, 2/13/24)-Available for Preorder NOW!

Whatever Comes Tomorrow illustrated by Mariona Cabassa (Barefoot Books)-Available NOW!

Brainstorm! illustrated by Kate Kronreif (Sleeping Bear Press)-Available NOW!

Little Dreidel Learns to Spin (Scholastic, Fall 2024)

I Will Always Be… (HarperCollins, Spring 2025)

Finding Forgiveness: A Rosh Hashanah Story (Macmillan/FSG, Fall 2025)

If you’re still here, make sure you’re all caught up on last week’s episode with Karen M. Greenwald. And stay tuned, I have tons of interviews on the podcast coming up!!!