What Happened at The Happening
The theater charged us a whopping $3.00 extra per ticket – $9 bucks extra – because we had to choose our seats in advance for that showing. They forced us…
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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.
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How it works is you go to www.enchantingreviews.com click on the link that takes you to the YA chat room. The chat room should load, you put in your name…
Mystery Celeb…
Have you guessed whose house I went to for the party? Here is another hint. He gave a concert in his backyard! I SWEAR tomorrow I’ll tell you whose house…
Home Again, Home Again…
No jiggities. I don’t even know how to spell that. This trip was amazing on all kinds of levels. First off, I got upgraded to first class ticket, and since…
California Here I Come!
Actually, California here I am, as I landed just hours ago. Now I am sitting at my friend Ann Manheimer’s dining room table, writing this and gazing at an incredible…
Book Launch
Yes, the life of an author is incredibly glam. This video is dead-on. http://feeds.feedburner.com/BrainBurps
The Children's Choice Book Awards
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind for me, as you can tell from the lack of posts. We had a death in the family just prior to a…
Rejected Covers
I find this fascinating – though it could be just me, since it is my book. But if you’re at all curious about the process of the designing of a…
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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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