Is “kidlit” a bad word? Should you pay to get pubbed? What is the Vulcan Mind Meld of writing exercises?
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Episode #30
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In this show I talk about:
- What I learned from Betsy Bird’s latest blog post about the term “kidlit”and what the following children’s literature bloggers have to say about that:
- Cheryl Rainfield, author of SCARS
- Agent Mary Kole‘s blog’s name
- Tabitha Olson, YA and middle grade author
- Ami Jones, public librarian and blogger over at Three Turtles and Their Pet Librarian
- And the response from Betsy herself!
- Questions from David Nash on both Christian publishing with Tommy Nelson, and a response from experienced Christian author (and freelance editor), Christine Kohler and a question about where to get info for a newbie writer so I told him about…
- SCBWI. I got info for David from the Alaska Regional Advisor, Cherie Stihler. You can email her here.
- My New England SCBWI conference podcasting adventure – call in questions for the faculty!
- Grace Lin’s question about re-using content across platforms and my post about this on the Blue Rose Girls blog.
- The Vulcan mind meld poetry exercise that will blow your mind!
- Call in or email your questions for Alexis O’Neill, school visit expert!
Katie Davis
February 10, 2011 - 5:29 pm ·Thanks, Terry! She has been sending me one question at a time. Very cute. But she's doing a great job. 😎
Terry Doherty
February 10, 2011 - 5:26 pm ·Great podcast, Katie. The poems were great, but the time you took to mentor Caitlyn was incredible. Bravo!
Katie Davis
February 10, 2011 - 4:57 pm ·Thanks, Elizabeth! Weren't they just amazing?!
Elizabeth O. Dulemba
February 10, 2011 - 4:39 pm ·Katie – you weren't kidding. What FABULOUS poems those kids created! Another great podcast! 🙂 e
Katie Davis
February 9, 2011 - 7:51 pm ·Thanks, Tabitha. I really thought the whole thing was so interesting a debate, to the point that some are considering changing their entire vocabulary!
Tabitha
February 9, 2011 - 7:29 pm ·Very entertaining!! And also filled with great info. I especially loved Betsy Bird's response to the kidlit brouhaha. 🙂