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  • Interview with Author Marie D’Abreo

    Welcome Author Marie D’Abreo. She is the talented author of several publications including graphic novels and comics. She has a fascinating background which you can read about here. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? I got interested in writing when I was in high school. It wasn’t until graduate school…

  • Interview with Author Sheri Pape

    Sheri Page is the author of the Cassie picture book series. She took a few minutes to stop by and answer some questions about writing and her career. Welcome Sheri. Tell us a little bit about your writing life. I started writing in 1984, but have been professionally writing for 12 years. What are your…

  • Interview with Author Rae Rankin

    Welcome to my blog Rae! Thank you for stopping by. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? I realized I wanted to be a writer when I was in 7th grade. How long have you been writing professionally? I published my first children’s book, Cowgirl Lessons, in 2017. I have been…

  • Interview with Author Amanda Lowney

    This week I interviewed children’s author Amanda Lowney. She is the author of the picture book Zora the Water Dog. JG:   We all had that “A-ha Moment” when we knew we wanted to be a writer. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?AL:  When I had my children and I was looking…

  • Using Dialogue and Taglines

    Basic Tagline Rules When we write, especially with fiction, there will be taglines. Taglines clear up who is speaking in your manuscript, but if used poorly they can be a distraction to your reader. With this in mind, I’ve compiled several rules when using tags. First, choose the tag “said” first above any other tags.…

  • Picture Book Picks

    I like to reflect on my past and current “reads”. For this post I’m thinking about my 5 favorite picture books. As I was making my list, I realized that I have much more than 5 favorites. So I’m changing the focus to Picture Book Picks instead so that it can be a regular feature.…

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