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"Ear reading" and other ways to help your (neurodivergent) kid read this summer, with language therapist Kathy Tenney
And learning to draw with a spatially-inept brain.
Jul 1
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"Ear reading" and other ways to help your (neurodivergent) kid read this summer, with language therapist Kathy Tenney
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June 2025
low energy habits that improved my writing practice
11 tips that may help you, including a monster named Frank
Jun 17
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The Editorial Advice That Changed One Life and Maybe Yours Too, with Lisa Mangum
Plus Yoda's Nakey Cousin
Jun 3
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The Editorial Advice That Changed One Life and Maybe Yours Too, with Lisa Mangum
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May 2025
I spent a year not wanting to write until I remembered her.
Lilo, Velma, Miss Frizzle, and the rest of the Wierd Girl Squad.
May 20
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I spent a year not wanting to write until I remembered her.
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Setting Isn't Just Adjectives (Plus a Cover Reveal!) with Celesta Rimington
And a bucket list author event crossed off!
May 6
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Setting Isn't Just Adjectives (Plus a Cover Reveal!) with Celesta Rimington
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April 2025
Common School Visit Mistakes and How To Fix Them, with Melissa Taylor
And **SURPRISE** I wrote a book!!
Apr 15
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Common School Visit Mistakes and How To Fix Them, with Melissa Taylor
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10 Things The Writer Isn't Telling You, By Her Cat
Also, in case you've forgotten, your feline assistant's dinnertime is right now probly
Apr 1
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10 Things The Writer Isn't Telling You, By Her Cat
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March 2025
"Stay In Your Lane."
What Barbie and Jim Gaffigan have in common.
Mar 18
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"Stay In Your Lane."
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Blood, Guts, and Other Things That Separate Human Writers from AI, with Dr. Rosalyn Eves
Plus some very human stuff like poetry and an audiobook about monsters
Mar 4
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Blood, Guts, and Other Things That Separate Human Writers from AI, with Dr. Rosalyn Eves
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February 2025
I changed my mind about writing characters with Turner Syndrome
Plus some stats from the middle grade book landscape of the past year
Feb 18
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I changed my mind about writing characters with Turner Syndrome
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Children's Publishing vs Adult Publishing, with Claire Swinarski
And happy Turner Syndrome Awareness Month!
Feb 4
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Children's Publishing vs Adult Publishing, with Claire Swinarski
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January 2025
Can White Space Untrap Your Middle Grade Voice?
Hermit crabs, footnotes, and fonts, oh my!
Jan 21
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Can White Space Untrap Your Middle Grade Voice?
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