Coaching KidLit Episode 32: Demystifying Early KidLit Categories with Guest Laurie Calkhoven In this episode of Coaching KidLit, hosts Sharon and Christy talk with fellow…
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USING OUR BIG KID WORDS…OR NOT “In good writing, words become one with things.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson One question I get a lot from aspiring…
Coaching KidLit Episode 31: Navigating Time in Storytelling: Past, Present, and Future In this episode of Coaching KidLit, hosts Sharon Skinner and Christy Yaros dive…
Fracturing the Narrative One of the biggest challenges that I see when clients are doing work that cuts close to the emotional heart is finding…
Coaching KidLit – EPISODE 30: Character Emotion on the Page In this episode, Christy and Sharon delve into the art of getting character emotion on…
What Sort of Dog Would I Be? On his blog last week this week, Seth Godin asked a very interesting (to me) question. It was…
Coaching KidLit – EPISODE 29: Thematic Depth In this episode of Coaching KidLit, hosts Sharon Skinner and Christy Yaros dive deep into the concept of…
SELF-DISCIPLINE and staying sane while writing I recently had the opportunity to speak to a group of individuals self-discipline. The talk I was asked to…
Coaching KidLit – EPISODE 28: The Interplay of Words and Art in Picture Book Writing and Publishing with Guest Michael Hale In this episode of…
Life is filled with challenges, threats and near-misses, as are the stories that keep readers turning the pages. A recent conversation with a book coaching…