Words Have Wings
Picture Book Author Interview
The Picture Book Author Interview is one way to learn about the author and their book. They can be fun and informative. Interviews with authors help readers to better understand how and why stories were written. This week I would like you to meet Maria Buffolino, author of The Leaning Palm. I enjoyed reading this … Read more
Author Interviews
Author interviews have a purpose. They have a purpose for the interviewer, author and reader. As an avid reader and former classroom teacher, I have always been interested in author interviews. Students can get to know the author on a personal level and learning more about an authors writing process. Over the years I have … Read more
Setting Achievable Writing Goals
Setting achievable writing goals is an effective strategy for most writers. Writing a book, whether a novel, memoir or children’s book is a difficult task. That’s why authors set writing goals. Authors often set daily, monthly and yearly goals that help them stay on track with outlining, drafting editing and revising their writing. In my … Read more
Virtual School Visit
Author visits to schools are one of the most rewarding aspects of being an author. This month I have had the opportunity to share my book, Gertie Saves the Day with a virtual school visit. This was my first experience with a virtual school visit. I was to read the book aloud using book slides. I was … Read more
Book Review and Author Interview
Back in November, 2021, I participated in a book review and author interview with Laura. She was kind enough to find the time to really sit down with my book and give it an honest review. Laura then followed up with some interview questions about the book and about me as the author. Laura reviews … Read more
Editing and Revising Picture Books
Why edit and revise your picture book One of the most difficult things for me to do as an author is to edit and revise my picture books. To delete words, sentences and even paragraphs is very challenging. Word count is very important when you are writing a picture book. Right now many editors are … Read more
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Celebration
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Celebration is an event to raise awareness around kid’s books that celebrate diversity and to get more of these types of books into classrooms and libraries. I was gifted three books to share, review and celebrate with you. Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022 (1/28/22) is in its 9th year! This non-profit children’s literacy … Read more
Writers Write About Important Things
If you think about the books you read, you will discover that writers write about important things. That is, writers write about topics that interest them. As a picture book writer, I write about things that I find interesting. By choosing to write about topics and ideas that have a personal connection makes my job as … Read more
How To Get Back To Writing After a Break
After the holidays I had trouble getting back to my writing. In fact, there were others in my writing group who admitted they too were having the same problem. It was reassuring to know that others were experiencing the same thing. We decided to brainstorm ways that might motivate us to get back to our … Read more