Roaring Brook Rocks!
Wow. Just…wow. I’ve had some great author visits in the last dozen years, but this one really kicks it. Success #1: Investing the kids.Starting with how invested (read that: EXCITED)…
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Thoughts on picture book writing, publishing advice, behind-the-scenes stories, and inspiration for writers and readers of all ages.
Big Book!!
SO easy to be positive when I just found out that WHO HOPS?, after 12 years, is being published in one of those gigantic book formats!! Woohoo! iFone-compozed- sry 4…
Writing and Illustrating Workshop Time!
Yesterday was fabulous at Wolcott Street Elementary School! The kids were enthusiastic and the teachers welcoming. I was even taken out to a lovely dinner out with two teachers and…
Rochester School Visit
Positive thought of the day is that I arrived at the school without gettin lost at all! See, I’m essentially a city girl. Plunk me down in a place with…
The Future of Publishing is Positive!
(Oh, and also? I won TWO raffles this weekend! My luck is zooming around the universe!) Thanks, Paula Yoo, for posting this so I can repost here on my blog.…
Nice luck!
Tonight we went to a fundraising dinner where they had a raffle and I won a Nook e-reader and a cozy blankie! HOW COOL IS THAT?!!! My positive thought is…
LA Times Lists Why an Adult Might Read Juvenile Fiction
Why must we explain this? Why is it that my mother-in-law, (you know who you are!), upon seeing me read an adult book will inevitably tease, “Oh, I thought you…
Bonus Good Luck!
On a whim, I brought my son into NYC, & went to TKTS, where you can get discount B’way tickets. We got two for Hair, and are sittin here in…
A New Poem from Prison
Just got back from the writing group I teach at the maximum security prison. I was so moved by this powerful poem, for the first time, I asked some of…
Happy Bir—zzzz
Oh no. I’m sooo tired I can’t write a faux Dr. Seuss bday poem! Poz thought is I can go to bed in awhile! HA! http://feeds.feedburner.com/BrainBurps
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Welcome! I'm Katie Davis, a children's book author with a passion for helping writers bring their stories to life. Here you'll find tips, tricks, and tales from my twenty years in publishing.
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