So Who Else Has The Flu Besides ME?!
I don’t want any of you to be sick, but I now know what that phrase “misery loves company” means. It is somewhat comforting to know that millions of people…
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Is It Worth Continuing This Blog?
I know I don’t post often enough, but that’s because it never feels like anyone ever reads it. Sob! Poor me, right? Well someone alerted me to this fabulous cartoon…
All Those Headquarters
I don’t get it. All the headquarters CNN showed last night, with the cheering (or crying) people were NOT the places WE saw! I wonder if the candidates rent more…
New Hampshire Primary!
See? It’s only the 6th day of the year, and already I’m blogging. Now if I can keep my other resolutions I’ll be an amazing person of incredible conviction. In…
New Year's Resolutions
Usually I only make Thanksgiving resolutions, however, I feel this year will be fabulous and wanted to honor that with some resolve. I had one of my I’m On A…
The Wisdom of Digital Portfolios
Because I’m totally distracted by my Flash class and have been bad to the bone in not writing ANY new blog entries, here is a reprint of an article I…
Celebrate Children's Book Day
(I haven’t figured out how to include captions, so, starting from top: Bernie Most and me; me drawing in a customer’s book – don’t worry, it’s my book 8-); here…
THE Most Gorgeous Library!
I live in a small town in a big county. We have a beautiful, though teeny library. It’s quite charming, as it’s in an old clapboard house. I love walking…
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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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