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Trudged thru the snow to my studio & now sitting down to write. As the great Jane Yolen says, BIC! http://feeds.feedburner.com/BrainBurps
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Thoughts on picture book writing, publishing advice, behind-the-scenes stories, and inspiration for writers and readers of all ages.
My Year of Positive Thinking
Okay, I’m finally getting to my year of positive thinking. Basically all I’m doing is taking every negative thought and changing it to a positive. It’s hard to do. It…
Freebie Friday is Freebie Wednesday BUT….
…just for this week! I’m off to Kindling Words tomorrow (assuming this snow storm has ceased by then) so I’ve put up this week’s freebie two days early. Enjoy, and…
Freebie Friday!
How’d it get to be Freebie Friday again so soon?! I’m sorry, it may be a tad late today, since I have to go to my son’s school for the…
View From the Mall
My brother-in-law, Stephen Davis, a Senior Fellow at Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management, took my nephew, his son, to watch history in…
Inauguration Day and History
This blog isn’t about my personal life, but I can’t focus on work – I thought I might be able to until the events begin, but there is no way!…
2009: The Year of Positive Thinking
I’ve not been posting much (or at all) over the holidays, so here’s a double coupon Wednesday! Two entries for the price of one! I have been away in the…
The Washington Post Mensa Invitational
A friend sent me this post about the annual Mensa Invitational. This may have been all over the internet by now, but I still think they’re very funny and clever.…
Yes! I'm Still Here!
I took time off for the holidays, then was away for my birthday. Just got back last night…rather, this morning around 1am. But I wanted to let you all know…
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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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