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Brain Burps Blog

Thoughts on picture book writing, publishing advice, behind-the-scenes stories, and inspiration for writers and readers of all ages.

Last Day to Nominate Your Fave Book for a Cybil Award!

Katie Davis October 15, 2008

I’ve been wanting to tell you all about this fabulous award, but since Tracy Grand from JacketFlap.com sent out this announcement, I thought I’d let Tracy do the talking (blogging?)…

Who Hops? Read by the author (AKA me).

Katie Davis October 7, 2008

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School Visit Inquiry

Katie Davis October 1, 2008

My fall newsletter focuses on school visits so a recent email that ricocheted around various writer and illustrator listservs was of particular interest. That, and it was stunning in its…

Grammar Pet Peeves

Katie Davis September 24, 2008

I understand that language is a living thing, subject to change as we humans use it. But in the last decade or so, it seems to me that proper grammar…

A Treasure, Lost

Katie Davis September 17, 2008

I had another entry ready to go, but just as I was about to post it, heard that the fabulous storyteller and writer, Coleen Salley had died. I knew she…

My New Blog Plan

Katie Davis September 10, 2008

I’m not the most organized of folks. I try, I really do. And one thing that keeps/kept me from blogging on a schedule is that I really have this feeling…

Tyra Banks Loves Books

Katie Davis September 7, 2008

How cool is THIS?! Tyra Banks’ blogged about the signing I did at Books of Wonder. I blogged about it too, but I have a feeling her blog gets more…

What a Character!

Katie Davis September 6, 2008

A young woman emailed me recently after being frustrated in her attempts to create great characters for a story she was writing. Her complaint was that everyone in her book…

Pea Soup For The Soul

Katie Davis August 29, 2008

A huge thank you to my son, Benny Davis, the one who filmed it, and edited the entire thing. He’s a genius, and that’s a totally objective opinion. http://feeds.feedburner.com/BrainBurps

One Hobby

Katie Davis August 28, 2008

I never had a collection I was passionate about. And I never realized I had a collection until recently when I was overjoyed to add something to a collection I…

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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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