Hello, dear readers, I hope your new year is off to a spectacular start! If you’re new to my site, I’m Heather Morris (not the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, not THAT Heather Morris, that’s another writing story for another day) and I write a little bit of everything. Fiction, nonfiction, children’s, adult, but… Read more »
Hello friends! I’ve heard from many of you over the past few years. Many asking questions something like this: I’d like to write a picture book. How do I get started? Or I’ve got this idea knocking around in my head. How do I know if it’s any good? So you want to take time… Read more »
I’ve been writing poetry my whole life. But I rarely share it. Until now. Hopefully, this small sampling will be the first of a fairly regular set of poetry-related posts. In keeping with my love of writing for kids, most of these poems are geared toward what kids love, think about…worry about. I’ll leave it… Read more »
It’s been a few months since I had the pleasure of hosting a fellow Kidlit writer on the First Stories blog! A few months filled with lots of fun book events surrounding the release of Trunk Goes Thunk! A Woodland Tale of Opposites, which is available in many bookstores across the country as well as… Read more »
Hello, dear readers, I hope your new year is off to a spectacular start! If you’re new to my site, I’m Heather Morris (not the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, not THAT Heather Morris, that’s another writing story for another day) and I write a little bit of everything. Fiction, nonfiction, children’s, adult, but… Read more »
Fall is my favorite season – the colors, the smells, the crisp air. Which is why I was thrilled when my publisher told me that my debut picture book – Trunk Goes Thunk! – would be part of their Fall 2024 list! And also why I set my story, White Thing, part of the The… Read more »
The school year is off to a start for most of the U.S., bringing with it teachers and librarians and parents who are looking for fresh and fun books to recommend to their children. I’ve been looking forward to the release of my very first picture book, Trunk Goes Thunk! A Woodland Tale of Opposites… Read more »
Welcome back to another installment of First Stories! School is starting or will be starting soon in many states across the country and in lots of places around the world. With the start of school comes the feel of a new, fresh start and a change in seasons, even though the weather won’t change much… Read more »
Hello, dear readers, and a happy summer to all of you. I hope that each of you has had a relaxing and enjoyable (and perhaps even delicious – watermelon, fried okra, potato salad) start to the longer, lazier days that we enjoy at this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere. I’m celebrating because TOMORROW… Read more »
Last month kicked off what promises to be a flurry of book and science related activity. Our family traveled to see the full solar eclipse, which may be the only time the five of us will be able to experience totality together. Hopefully not, but when your kids are 15, 13, and 9, parents are… Read more »
