Yay! My iApp Will be
Muuuuuch easier to create than I’d thought. Here I’ve been trying to animate it myself but have just learned that my developer only needs me to do the art. Yes,…
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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.
Great Short Writing
When I was a kid, I’d look through the Sunday New York Times to see if a Danny Kaye movie would be on TV that week. On the every-so-often chance…
How Positive Thoughts Impact Others
Deborah Lee Rose wrote me, “Even on really tough days, thinking and sharing positive thoughts helps keep me moving forward, and I can see the impact on others even before…
My First Podcast Interview!
I’m in a podcast! Woohoo! Thank you, Susan Raab, for inviting me in! http://www.raabassociates.com/index.php/audio-interviews-author-illustrator Teachers for a New Era is funded by a grant from the Carnegie Foundation. It’s for…
Getting Things Done
I have no idea WHY I feel like I didn’t do much today when I got my newsletter out AND all the final art for Little Chicken’s Big Day was…
What is a Positive Thought?
I told my husband my thought for today would be that I didn’t mess up on my monthly WTNH appearance. Then I corrected myself and said, “No, I’ll say I…
Ack! I Missed a Day!
See my previous post, the line where it reads, “I forgive myself for _____________”. My vow to blog a positive thought every day has now been broken three times. So…
Repeat These Words After Me
This is pretty private but so good and so funny how could I not share it? My brother, Nick sent it to me, I think when my business Dirty Dishes…
Confidence in Your Writing
I know lots of people, who, as they work, think, “This is crap!” and are incentivized to keep going, to edit, edit, edit until the work sings. Me, I take…
Divorce as a positive
Sometimes, you can get a lot closer to people you love after they’ve gone through something no one would ever wish on ANYbody. It’s those black clouds that obscure vision,…
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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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