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

Episode #6 Censorship Bites: Ellen Hopkins in her own words

Katie Davis August 23, 2010

NEWS UPDATE: FESTIVAL OFFICIALLY CANCELED. BUT HOPKINS SAYS SHE’D PAY HER OWN WAY AND APPEAR GRATIS IF THEY’D RE-INVITE HER! Download this episode by clicking here. Episode #6 – even…

Episode #4 Children's Book Promotion Part 2

Katie Davis August 18, 2010

Click here to download this showClick here to see the show in iTunes (online)Or just click the “i” on the media player to the left to see the episode listing. Show…

Episode #3 Promotion Part 1

Katie Davis August 15, 2010

To download click here Show Notes for Episode 3 – Promotion Part 1 There is way more in the podcast, even though this is my first “shortie” episode…I’m emulating the…

Episode #2 Podcast: Get Ready for Kindergarten!

Katie Davis August 11, 2010

Download episode here Podcast episode number 2. Today’s show is about kindergarten readiness, since it’s August and that means it’s Get Ready For Kindergarten Month! I’ve got some books that…

Episode #1 How To Make a Smart Dummy

Katie Davis August 4, 2010

I finally got my first podcast done with my new fab audio equipment! You can also hear it if you go to iTunes/Brain Burps About Books. I decided to re-record…

Newbery Medalist Podcast Alert!

Katie Davis July 26, 2010

Apologies for the recent silence. I’m hard at work redesigning my web site. It’s going to be great for me, because even though my present site if very cool and…

ComicCon Smackdown! BabyMouse vs. The Lunch Lady!

Katie Davis July 12, 2010

Today is the BabyMouse/Lunch Lady Smackdown on the radio version of Brain Burps About Books! Listen live at 4pm EDT. ComicCon gets underway in less than a week, and I…

Live! From ALA!Brain Burps Radio with Dianne de las Casas

Katie Davis June 28, 2010

ALA has been amazing, which you know already if you’ve reading all my tweets and those of my fellow attendees.today is radio day as it’s the fourth Monday of the…

A Great New Review!

Katie Davis April 21, 2008

Yet another thing has kept me from my daily poetic goal. I do have one written down on a piece of paper somewhere, and I will post it. I’ve guilted…

iTunes, Anyone?

Katie Davis April 15, 2008

In my effort to make a video blog available on iTunes, I *think* I need to embed the movies here. So, I apologize for reposting them. Katie 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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