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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.
His Story is History
I play a game with myself whenever I’m in a situation that is troubling me. It started a long time ago, but I became conscious of it a few years…
Grammar Pet Peeves
I understand that language is a living thing, subject to change as we humans use it. But in the last decade or so, it seems to me that proper grammar…
A Treasure, Lost
I had another entry ready to go, but just as I was about to post it, heard that the fabulous storyteller and writer, Coleen Salley had died. I knew she…
What a Character!
A young woman emailed me recently after being frustrated in her attempts to create great characters for a story she was writing. Her complaint was that everyone in her book…
Pea Soup For The Soul
A huge thank you to my son, Benny Davis, the one who filmed it, and edited the entire thing. He’s a genius, and that’s a totally objective opinion. http://feeds.feedburner.com/BrainBurps
One Hobby
I never had a collection I was passionate about. And I never realized I had a collection until recently when I was overjoyed to add something to a collection I…
"I'm Y.A., and I'm O.K."
The New York Times ran an article about young-adult literature on the July 20, in which article author Margo Rabb talked about the marginalizing of YA novels. Here’s a wonderful…
Lazy Summer or Not? You Be the Judge
I know. I’ve been really bad this summer with my blogging sked. I’ve been having a lovely lazy summer. Wait. Let me rephrase that. I’ve been working a lot, doing…
Woohoo! SLJ Review
Except for that “pat” line at the bottom, how great is this from School Library Journal?!!! DAVIS, Katie. The Curse of Addy McMahon. illus. by author. 271p. CIP. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. 2008.…
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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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