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MIA again?!
Oy, it’s been several days since I’ve polka-dotted. I’m so bad. My excuse is that I was finishing up my fifth book. I know I say this every time, but this one was So Much Fun! I know I’ve still got the edits and the tweaks and the “forgot this!”s to go through, but phew — I’m happy to be finished with this first round. Fun stuff, though. Sometimes it seems like writing can get a little mechanical, so it’s always fun to have some zing in there. Speaking of zing and fun writing…my wonderful agent has been working hard to shop my baby around. It’s a book proposal that I cannot *wait* to turn into a book. Wise writing experts always advise you to send out queries or book proposals and … Read entire article »
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Kate’s going all Little Red Hen…
There are times in a person’s life when they feel a bit like a literary character. You may feel lost and disjointed like Holden Caulfield. Or maybe you’ve found yourself playing Emma the matchmaker? Perhaps there’s a touch of Don Quixote-idealism about you. Me? I’m channeling my inner Little Red Hen. You know the one. She asked her barnyard buddies to help her plant/tend/harvest the wheat, but no one would (“Who will help me plant the wheat?” “Not I,” said the <fill in your fave lazy animal here>.). So, she goes and does it herself. Well, I’ve been pitching around a great (well, my mom thinks so) nonfiction kids’ book proposal for far too long. I’ve gotten great responses, the kind that would look awesome on the cover once the durn thing … Read entire article »
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