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11Jan

How a Christmas Card is Like Writing a Book

Every year we get all kinds of holiday and Christmas cards ––I bet you get them too––you know the ones with pictures of beautifully perfect families? There isn’t any gum stuck in Susie’s hair and you can hardly see where…

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10Jan

What Would Linda Sue Park Do?

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When Linda Sue Park won the Newbery for A Single Shard she received the medal, as medalists do, at the annual ALA (American Library Association) conference. Her acceptance speech was so moving that many in the audience ended up sniffling.…

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3Sep

Grants for Author Visits

Once and a while I get requests from teachers about how they can apply for grants in order to afford an author visit. I'm not an expert on this topic, but I do know many teachers do this in order…

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17Sep

Top Tips for Writers

Teaching by Katie Davis

What’s the best tip you’ve ever received from another writer? Continue Reading Top Tips for Writers

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27Nov

Who Said "Every writer should be using this tool!"

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Emma Dryden said, "Every writer should be using this tool!" You know, Emma Dryden! Emma's Founder & Principal of drydenbks and former Vice President, Publisher of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, and she was talking about my guide, the #1…

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15Apr

Forgive Me

Business by Katie Davis

At first I was going to entitle this post, "Shame. Guilt." Then I thought, "Nah. I'm giving myself a break." I hope you will too. Boy, have I neglected my site, or what? Why? Because Jerry and I took over here. The…

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11Mar

Snappsy the Alligator Did Not Ask for Brain Burps to End

Podcast by Katie Davis

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #247 Snappsy the Alligator Did Not Ask for Brain Burps to End An Interview with Debut Author Julie Falatko [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/brainburps/247-Snappsy_the_Alligator_Did_Not_Ask_for_Brain_Burps_to_End.mp3" title="Snappsy the Alligator Did Not Ask for Brain Burps to End" artist="Julie Falatko" social="true" social_twitter="true"…

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14Jan

Know Your Why | Beat Procrastination

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In this Facebook group I did a poll in which I asked, “What do you guys think the top two reasons are for not starting (or continuing) writing a children’s book?” Continue Reading Know Your Why | Beat Procrastination

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12Jan

Picture Book Writing Challenge | How to Write a Children's Book

Working by Katie Davis

12 x12 is a year-long picture book writing challenge where members aim to write 12 complete picture book drafts, one per month throughout the year. Continue Reading Picture Book Writing Challenge | How to Write a Children's Book

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19Dec

Free Preschool Christmas Book for Children | Download for Kindle!

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5 Days Free Free Preschool Christmas Book for Children! Click here to get it now while the gettin’s good (and if you like it, please leave a review…would love to hit that top 100 free zone!) The true meaning of…

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