Category: First Stories

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

Reading the responses to last week's first-ever "First Stories" interview was wonderful! Norene Paulson's stories and insight taught me so much - thanks, Norene! And thank you for all of the comments and encouraging feedback! This week, I'm thrilled to be talking to Brian Gehrlein, whose debut picture book, THE BOOK OF RULES (illustrated by… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Brian Gehrlein

And here it is! The very first blog post in this First Stories series! I am so excited to officially begin hearing from both published and unpublished #kidlit writers about their First Stories - the ones that pushed them headlong into writing for kids!! And my very first guest on this blog series is author… Continue reading First Stories!! Featuring Norene Paulson

Every writer knows the ONE. The story that took you by the scruff of the neck and shook you until you sat down in a chair and wrote it down and then wouldn't shut up until you started tracking down agents and dove headlong into the wild world of publishing. I know my own story.… Continue reading The ONE