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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.
Awesome School Visit!
What makes a great visit? A librarian like Roseann Davidson at Roosevelt Elementary in Long Island. What did she do? She read all my books – even the out of…
#95 – Lee & Low Reaches High: How a Small, Independent Publisher is Succeeding in Diverse Multicultural Books
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The Joy of Books!
And best part? My friend Joyce Wan’s book, You Are My Cupcake is in this! Keep an eye out for this cover: Check out my new job title here!
#94 – How to Promote Yourself as an Author & Other Questions Answered
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A Reader's Question
Hi Katie, I love your work. Both your poems and illustrations–I also love your many bios 🙂 Was wondering if you had time to look over my poems and ills…
Why Write Poetry?
Today’s guest poetry poster is Irene Latham, an award-winning author of two volumes of poetry and two novels. She also serves as poetry editor for Birmingham Arts Journal and contributes…
How to Tell a Fib
I “met” Greg Pincus, today’s guest poetry poster, when I came across his Fib poems and loved them. After years, I finally actually met him last summer. In person. For…
How To Write Poetry
I am so happy Douglas Florian could join us as a guest poetry poster! He is an amazing artist, and an hysterically funny poet. Just read on, and you’ll see!…
April Pulley Sayre is No Poet
Today’s guest poetry poster (despite the title) is my talented friend April Pulley Sayre. When I got to the part about what her teacher did to her, I gasped. Here…
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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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