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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.
Seven Ways to Trick Your Child into Reading
We bandy about Very Serious terms like teaching standards and required reading as educational nutrients, good for literacy, but something akin to those bran-filled rocks and twig cereals: flavorless, dry,…
#109 – School Visits and Author Visits by State with Kim Norman
Subscribe to the podcast! In this episode you’ll hear a review from Julie Falatko for And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano and illustrator by Erin Stead how you can…
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Do you want to sell more books? Do you need motivation to get involved in social media? Do you have no idea how or when to even get started building…
#108 – Comic Book Characters All About African American Culture
Subscribe to the podcast! Some links in this post are affiliate links. Today’s interview guest is Jerry Craft, who creates comic book characters all about African American culture in his…
Bad Reviews and What to Do About Them
This week on Brain Burps About Books, I’m going to address bad reviews. All kinds. Such as the first in 32 that I just got on iTunes for the podcast…
#107 – How to Submit Apps and eBooks
Subscribe to this podcast! In the interview we talk about how to submit apps and ebooks (obviously!) William Joyce’s interview with Mary Ann Scheuer Julie’s template for storybook app proposals,…
An Obsessed Toddler is the Perfect Pre-Reader
Toddlers get obsessed. Trucks? CHECK! Firefighter hat? CHECK! Pink tutu? CHECK! Almost every parent has countless stories to tell about their child’s obsessions and the funny stories that came about…
Guide to Literary Criticism
Jane Stemp Wickenden brought this to my attention. A few years ago British author Sarah Harrison (author of HOT BREATH and COLD FEET among other novels) wrote this guide to…
#106 – Poetry with Pun Poems: Douglas Florian
Subscribe to the podcast! In this episode you’ll hear me request funny videos of my listeners singing my theme song a review from Julie Falatko: Wagons Ho! by George Hallowell,…
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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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