Packing for the poetry retreat
Usually when I pack I worry about what I’ll forget. My positive thought? They have stores in New Jersey if I forget anything! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone…
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Great Writing Contest
Dian Curtis Regan just told me about a great organization for writers, particularly ones in Texas…Frontiers in Writing Contest, sponsored by the longest running writer’s organization in America, the Panhandle…
Birthdays Are Good
“They’re better than the alternative,” my dad used to say, before he died young. They’re better than just that though. Friends call you, people wish you well. That’s better than…
Poetry Retreat
Positive Thought #2 I thought my positive thought was going to be “I get to eat my mom’s stuffed peppers this week which I only get once a year on…
First Positive Thought of the Year
I’m going to start easy. Work my way up to the deep, esoteric thoughts. So here we go…my first positive thought for this year, no, this decade is… Yesterday at…
My Year of Positive Thinking, The Sequel
I started this year with my 50th birthday. I had just broken my nose, and my back had gone out for our annual ski trip to Vt. xmas week, there…
The Secret Formula to Writing Picture Books
I recently received an email from someone, and here it is: My writer’s group is focusing on picture books for a challenge. I’d like to stay in touch with you…
July in Christmas!
In this month’s newsletter I’ll have a FABulous interview with Suzy Lee, author/illustrator of Wave (featured here). Sign up to get it at right! And here is November’s appearance…featuring books…
Eggs! Car seats! Huh?
I know, I’m baaaad to the bone. I haven’t been blogging on any kind of regular basis, but I am back. Thanks to the energy infusion of my writer friends…
Need Help with School Author Visit!
Hoping for school visit around 2/26/10 within hrs of Union Pier, MI. Will give a great deal! And a prize to whoever connects me! http://feeds.feedburner.com/BrainBurps
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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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