Today we’re so fortunate to have picture book author Chloe Ito Ward on the blog. With multiple books to her name, she’s sharing some of the myths and realities of publishing. If you’ve always wondered about what it’s like to debut your first picture book, how much your publisher will help, and everything book launch and publication day, you’ll want to grab a writing tool, a cup of favorite cool beverage and read on. It’s a good one! MYTH: Your book launch needs to be a huge event REALITY: Your book launch can be whatever you want it to be!…
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Here is PII with my conversation with Kamalani Hurley. Check out the first post where she described her book on the history of Kaho’olawe. It’s something I didn’t even know and never learned in school despite being born and raised in Hawaii. In this second post, I learned even more. You’ll see that Kamalani is a wealth of information and you can tell she’s a natural teacher by heart. I am so grateful and honored to share her story and wisdom with you. Anything you wished you knew before you started writing for children? Not that I wished I knew…
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Laurie Ann Thompson is a children’s book author of seven books including ALA Youth Media Awards Schneider Family Award winner Emmanuel’s Dream, which can you believe was her first published book? When I set out to interview authors, I never imagined I’d get the chance to talk to a picture book author, let alone one who is accomplished as Laurie. As you’ll hear in our interview she’s every bit as talented, smart, and knowledgeable as every author I talk to, while being extremely humble. If you write for children, you know the challenge of doing so. I’m on my sixth year of…