This December we get to meet a children’s book author, Nancy McNeil. Nancy wrote the picture book Becki’s Farming Adventures: Becki and the Trailer Kids (Spring). It won a silver medal in the 2025 Global Book Awards competition for children’s farm life.
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Author Spotlight: Sandy Ecker
This November I got to interview my critique group friend and accountability partner, Sandy Ecker. I met Sandy in the Children’s Book Mastery Coaching Program. She lives in Colorado and is the author of Penny’s Adventures: In Search of Tasty Treats.
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Author Spotlight: John Micklos Jr.
This October I interviewed John Micklos Jr. He is the author of more than 60 books for children and young adult readers. He writes everything from poetry picture books to fascinating nonfiction. I was lucky enough to learn from John when I participated in a creative coaching group through SCBWI.
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Author/Illustrator Spotlight: Stan Yan Part 2
In Part 1 of the interview with Stan Yan, we talked mostly about his work as an illustrator. But to get published, he also needed to write a great story. Great writers start by reading a lot of wonderful books. Can you guess what kind of books Stan Yan reads?
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Author/Illustrator Spotlight: Stan Yan Part 1
This month we will get to know Stan Yan, an award-winning American-born Chinese writer, illustrator, caricature artist, and instructor. He is also currently the Co-Regional Advisor of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
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Author Spotlight: Terrie Lynn Birney
Time for another author spotlight. Today I’m going to introduce you to one of my critique partners, Terrie Lynn Birney. Terrie and I met through Children’s Book Mastery Author Coaching.
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Writing Morning Pages from The Artist’s Way
Having writing friends is great. They understand your writing troubles. They can critique your work giving good writerly feedback. And they have read other writer books that you haven’t.
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