a Suhasini Gupta Karen M. Greenwald

I had to go over my activities in 2025 for a webinar on writing goals with Javacia Harris Brown, but in Julie Hedlund's 12 x 12 Days of Christmas for Writers day 3, I had to list all my successes. and I realized that they are the same list. Here they are! Published in 2025 No Tail, No Problem Cows! Cows! Cows! Dogs! Dogs! Dogs! Cats! Cats! Cats! One Duke The Adventures of Eddie Elf A Night in Lacey Manor Book Launch Events June: Halloween in June, for A Night in Lacey Manor

I did it. I read over three hundred picture books. Why did I do it? Because someone said you learn by reading the genre you write. Here is what I learned. Books of all types get traditionally published. A few of the books I read didn't make the list that I posted on this website. I didn't like them and I questioned how they got published at all. So many times I think my story isn't good enough, or it isn't up to traditional standards, but reading these "Duds", in my opinion

Dealing with a bad review I’ve heard it could happen, but in the nine years I’ve been creating picture books I’ve never experienced it....

Credit Pexels via James L - https://lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingfrenzy-2025-rules/ By moonlight, and the glow of the campfire...

A piece of advice ,often given to self-published (indie) authors, is to invest in yourself. Well, I've done that. My investment took a...

I've been an indie children's book author for over eight years. I tried a few times to submit my work to agents, but never had the...

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I am an author of crazy spurts. Like with my Jazzy books, I get an idea and keep going until I run out of ideas. My intense dive into...

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Writing the book feels easy compared to writing the 350 word blurb for the ISBN number. Consider Ally's collection of 19 short stories....

Sonja McGiboney, Author Copyright 5-8-2025 My computer is full of short stories. Every now and then I read through them. Tonight, I...

I can't be sure if my brain woke me or my bladder, but besides that point, when I woke, I had the solution to the beginning of my story. ...

I wish I could tie a red ribbon around my book and smash a bottle of wine. Isn't that what they do when they launch a ship? Okay, so my...

Announcing a new book written by Daniel Wolfe and illustrated by Julia Wolfe. It's adorable and perfect for little ones. Sign up on...

I entered two short story contests. When I say short, I mean, short. I didn't win the Valentine one and I just entered the 50 precious...

I tried being a vendor many times. After printing 8 of my books by myself, I embarked on two summer's worth of vending opportunities at...