Category: First Stories

Happy Thanksgiving friends both within and outside the kidlit community! This year has been challenging in many ways, but I am still so grateful for many things, including another year of truly pursuing writing. I have learned so much about writing, revising, editing, submitting, and the craft from you, fellow writers, and I am so… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Kari Gonzalez

Autumn is in full swing - leaves are falling by the bagful in my backyard, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has kicked off, the kidlit community is stuffed with fun contests, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I have to give thanks for the children's writing community. It is… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Ebony Mudd!

Hello friends and welcome back to the First Stories series, where I talk to writers (published, unpublished, agented, unagented) about their first story - the one that really compelled them to pursue writing and publishing.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 four interviews with Norene Paulson, Brian Gehrlein, Amanda Davis, and Tina Cho were gems - I learned so… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Allen Wells

Welcome back, dear readers! Thank you for taking a bit of your time to "listen in" to my conversation with Tina Cho. Tina's recently released picture book - THE OCEAN CALLS - is a wonderful combination of lyrical writing, fascinating premise, and intergenerational story that leaves adult and child readers feeling snuggly and cuddly. This… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Tina Cho

Conducting these interviews with all kinds of #kidlit writers has been a BLAST...and given me so much to ponder! Last week's interview with Brian Gehrlein was tons of fun, and this week I am delighted to welcome Amanda Davis to First Stories! Many of you know Amanda from her involvement in the #kidlit community, but… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Amanda Davis