Once upon a time, there was an author who wanted to visit her grandmother in the woods…and ran into a big, bad editor? Welcome back to First Stories, where we discuss the very first stories that inspired writers to, well, keep writing, keep revising, and keep…editing. Today, I’m so delighted to welcome Rebecca Kraft Rector… Read more »
Hello, friends! I hope you all had enjoyable summers, despite the heat wave that has gripped most of the country (except San Francisco, as one of my friends who lives there so kindly pointed out!). The last two months have been full of swimming, friends, and summer fun in our area of the South, but… Read more »
This week, I am delighted to welcome another author/illustrator guest – Brian Russo – to First Stories! Brian’s latest book, A FRIEND FOR YOGA BUNNY, hit shelves this past February and is the perfect spring/summer gift for the kid in your life! I look forward to talking with him about this book, how he got… Read more »
Hello friends and welcome back to the First Stories series, where I talk to writers (published, unpublished, agented, unagented) about their first story – the one that really compelled them to pursue writing and publishing. The previous interviews from 2022 with Bonnie Kelso, Laura Zimmermann, Chelsea Lin Wallace, and Valerie Bolling have been incredible! I… Read more »
Welcome back, dear readers! Thank you for taking a bit of your time to “listen in” to another First Stories conversation – this time with the amazing Valerie Bolling. She has been releasing picture book after picture book recently! Huge congrats, Valerie! Beginning with LET’S DANCE in 2020, she and her agent, James McGowan have… Read more »
Sometime in the last year, I stumbled across a call for stories from average people around the world. All navigating life during the pandemic. A select few of these submissions would be compiled in a hardcover volume documenting the odd, the authentic, the diverse, the bizarre “normal” world during the pandemic. From the “About” section… Read more »
Hello friends and welcome back to the First Stories series, where I talk to writers (published, unpublished, agented, unagented) about their first story – the one that really compelled them to pursue writing and publishing. 2022 started off with a bang, with some great interviews from Bonnie Kelso and Laura Zimmermann – I learned so… Read more »
I am honored to be the guest writer for today’s Cardinal Rule Press blog!! If you haven’t heard of them, CRP is a small press dedicated to realistic fiction for kids – picture books only – that highlight character traits like perseverance, patience, and kindness. Check out my post and other entries on their blog.
We all talk about life without limits, but really, we know we are bound. Trapped within time, restricted by resources, fettered by the laws of matter and energy. Our whole understanding of economics is predicated on the idea of limits. You know, supply and demand? Limited resources. Supply chain snarls. Sounds familiar, huh? We operate… Read more »
February may be a short month, but it is PACKED with tons of fun. Celebrating the rich depths of Black history, telling others how much they mean to us, and more. But as a month situated squarely in the depths of winter (in the Northern Hemisphere), February can seem rather gray and bleak. Plants, trees,… Read more »
