Wednesday Wisdom
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” Terry Pratchett
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It takes a lot of courage to face the blank page to create a story. And it takes an inordinate [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“You are extraordinary within in limits, but your limits are extraordinary!” Gertrude Stein
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It is a delight to shine the spotlight on Lisa Kline and her latest book, One Week of You (Blue [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“You are extraordinary within in limits, but your limits are extraordinary!” Gertrude Stein
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There are two things I love about Lisa Robinson's story below. The first is that she saw a need in [...]
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“The beginning is always today” Mary Shelley
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After being a fan for years, I had the pleasure of meeting -- and sharing a VRBO with!-- Marissa Moss [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” —Maya Angelou
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What a pleasure it is to once again host Nancy Churnin here at Friend Friday. Today we are celebrating her [...]
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"You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually [...]
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Today's special guest may be about the nicest person in the kid lit world. Laurie Ann Thompson always has a [...]
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“Sometimes writing is running downhill, your fingers jerking behind you on the keyboard the way your legs do when they [...]
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It is such an honor to host acclaimed author Lesléa Newman today, and I think the timing is absolutely perfect, [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“Perhaps I write for no one. Perhaps for the same person children are writing for when they scrawl their names [...]
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I am so grateful to all the friends who share the story behind their books here at Friend Friday. But [...]
Wednesday Wisdom
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” —Anaïs Nin
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The community of children's book creators continues to inspire me with the many ways they demonstrate empathy and generosity. Padma [...]
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"Perhaps it is just as well to be rash and foolish for a while. If writers were too wise, perhaps [...]
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As a Leo and a firstborn, I can be a bit bossy at times. I even remember bossing today's guest, [...]