Live Chats!
This is very exciting for me – I’ve been asked to do some virtual appearances. They will be live chats, and as the dates get closer I will post more…
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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.
Okay! Okay!
I’m trying. REALLY. I, you know, just don’t want to um, post worse poems than my worst poems. Yeah, that’s it. Phew, that oughta hold ’em another day… Wait. Did…
iTunes, Anyone?
In my effort to make a video blog available on iTunes, I *think* I need to embed the movies here. So, I apologize for reposting them. Katie http://feeds.feedburner.com/BrainBurps
A Poem For The IRS
Not really. Who’d want to write anything for them?! The IRS is asking me for lots of dough, killing my creativity. http://feeds.feedburner.com/BrainBurps
Imagine That!
This is the first stanza of a picture book I wrote all about imagination. It hasn’t sold yet, but hopefully, soon! If I were a frog and you were a…
Great Author Night!
There is a magical bunch of teachers, headed by book-loving first and fourth grade teachers (respectively), Lori Mollo and Anthony Russo at The Post Road School in White Plains, NY.…
I Love Mango!
Okay, so I’m a day behind. It was a rough week! Maybe one day I’ll have to do two poems to make it up to you (to me?) Mango, sweet…
Guest Poet
This is by my fourteen-year-old guest poet today. RED Fred’s goneHe’s deadFrom leadHe ate leadOr bled from the headFrom leadHe slammed his head on leadHis father is NedHis brother is…
My First Newsletter!
Check it out! Please! It took way longer to create than you could imagine! Click here to see it and if you like it, please subscribe – don’t worry, it…
Fibonacci Poetry
My poem for today is below, but first a bit about the format, called Fibonacci. From about.com: Leonardo Fibonacci was an Italian mathematician born in 1175. Among his many accomplishments,…
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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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