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Thoughts on picture book writing, publishing advice, behind-the-scenes stories, and inspiration for writers and readers of all ages.

Mercer Mayer and Little Critter | Picture Book Apps

Katie Davis November 20, 2013

Podcast #158 Share this with your peeps, click here to tweet about it! Announcements Corey Olsen, aka The Tolkien Professor is hosting a webcast for educators. click here to sign…

How to Write a Picture Book Teacher's Guide | Brain Burps About Books Children's Publishing Podcast

Katie Davis November 13, 2013

Podcast #157 Share this with your peeps, click here to tweet about it! Announcements Don’t forget it’s PiBoIdMo! check out Tara Lazar’s blog for amazing guest bloggers! Crazy amounts of…

Picture Book Month Interview | Tomie dePaola

Katie Davis November 6, 2013

Podcast #156 Share this with your peeps, click here to tweet about it! Announcements It’s PiBoIdMo! I give my gratitude to Tara Lazar for inviting me to be a part…

Halloween Episode of Brain Burps About Books

Katie Davis October 30, 2013

I just couldn’t. I couldn’t! Betsy Bird’s Scary Books for Halloween | Betsy Bird Reviews episode last week was SO awesome I had to keep it up for this week too.…

Scary Books for Halloween | Betsy Bird Reviews

Katie Davis October 23, 2013

Podcast #155 Share this with your tweeps, click here to tweet about it! Announcements I have an AWESOME video to go with this podcast – see below! You can see…

Flashback Friday: How To Grow Your Email List

Katie Davis October 18, 2013

[leadplayer_vid id=”51AF76D3243C1″] …And that’s your Flashback Friday: How to Grow Your Email List!

Video Marketing Secrets from the Publishing Business Conference & Expo

Katie Davis October 16, 2013

Podcast #154 Today’s episode is sponsored by Children’s Book Insider with an incredible offer you can only get if you listen to the episode, because the offer is exclusively for…

New Publishing Platform Connects Writers with Readers

Katie Davis October 9, 2013

Podcast #153 Today’s episode is brought to you by a very special offer made only to my podcast fans, and it’s a limited deal. You can get it by going…

We Art Boston | Boston Marathon Bombing Fundraiser

Katie Davis October 2, 2013

Podcast #152 Want to tweet about this show? Click here! Leave a comment, share, tweet and let people know about the We Art Boston art auction to help the people…

Rules of Writing Early Readers | Geisel Award Winner Grace Lin

Katie Davis September 25, 2013

Brain Burps About Books Episode #151 Want to tweet about this show? Click here! See below and enter to be one of two to win a signed and personalized copy…

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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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