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The DM’terview: The Children’s Fiction Champion

Sarah Webb, award-winning author, educator, event curator and so much more does a DM chat on how she manages to do it all and why she champions children’s fiction!

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The End (of my marriage?)

Every time I finish a first draft of a novel I get into a fight with my wife…

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The DM’Terview: Super help for kids coping with the Pandemic!

Emma Cahill, Irish author and primary school teacher, discusses her ‘Under the Mask’ books that help children cope with difficult emotions including during the pandemic!

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5 writing interviews from 2020 (to inspire you in 2021!)

If you’re back writing after the holidays, check out these interviews to help you bring your A-game!

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DM’terview with Venetia Gosling: Editing can even be fun!

Venetia Gosling, freelance editor with 25 years in children’s fiction industry, does a DM chat on the joys and challenges of the editing partnership.

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DM’terview with Olivia Hope: The Waiting Game

Olivia Hope, kidlit author, does a DM chat on coping with the writing waiting game & on overcoming the particular challenges of writing in 2020.

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DM’terview with author Eve McDonnell: Writing great settings!

Eve McDonnell, kidlit author, does a DM chat with me on how to use a story’s setting for emotional impact.

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DM’terview with Pádraig Kenny: Writers & their audience

Pádraig Kenny, kidlit author, does a DM chat about writing for readers, holding onto a child’s openness, and monster metaphors.

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Two ways to hold on to your writing (and everything else)

It’s hard not to hold on too tightly to everything these days, but it gets tiring…

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Covid-time: 5 stages of reading

My reading has gone through some very distinct stages since the pandemic hit. Has yours too?

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