It took us thirteen drafts to figure out the best way to start the Very Fairy Princess series: with a “day in the life of…” establishing story. Once we had introduced the character and her world, other story ideas seemed to flow more easily. The...
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I’ve been on a series of deadlines and taking a bit of a break from blogging, but as I promised last week,...
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I've been taking a break from blogging for the past month in order to focus on writing and editing deadlines, as well...
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The first thing I said when my husband and I learned we were expecting a daughter was, “OK, but we’re not doing...
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I'm excited to announce that our new Very Fairy Princess app is now live! The Very Sparkly Wand feature invites young princes and...
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We've been discussing anthropomorphism this week in my graduate children's lit class. Anthropomorphism – or the giving of human characteristics to animals,...
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What does it take to draw in today's young reader and persuade them to keep reading? Last week, in the children's lit class I'm...
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Today's post is actually a question - well, more of a favor. We're working with our wonderful publisher on developing an app...
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Say what you will about the ceremony itself (I actually found it to be refreshingly tender and dignified, for the most part),...
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"If you're dreaming of becoming the next J. K. Rowling, we've got the perfect place for you—the Southampton Children's Literature Conference!" So...
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