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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Coming Up with Picture Book Ideas with Storystorm
Every year I make a new resolution to write a bunch of manuscripts and get published. Usually I fall short, but last year something changed. I joined Storystorm in January.
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Making SMART Goals for Success
The best way to accomplish something is to first set a goal. Then take a step in the right direction and you are already heading towards success. But making goals is easy, while accomplishing the goal is hard.
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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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