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GrowYourWriting Creator Interview: Carrie Karnes-Fannin, KidLit Creative

Posted on May 3, 2023May 7, 2023 by Christine Alemshah

Hello and welcome to my ‘#GrowYourWriting Creator Interviews’ blog series. My goal is to shine a spotlight on kidlit creators and their fabulous projects and allow them to share their tips and tricks to grow your writing. Today I’d like to welcome Carrie Karnes-Fannin. She is is a full-time writer and occasional artist. When not writing or…

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GrowYourWriting Creator Interview: Sara Kruger, Children’s Picture Book and Middle Grade Writer

Posted on April 22, 2023April 19, 2023 by Christine Alemshah

Hello and welcome to my new blog series, ‘#GrowYourWriting Creator Interviews’. My goal with this series is to shine a spotlight on kidlit creators and their fabulous projects and allow them to share their tips and tricks to grow your writing. Today I’d like to welcome picture book and middle grade writer, Sara Kruger. She’s been…

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GrowYourWriting Creator Interview: Tara Trudel, Children’s Book Author and Songwriter

Posted on April 14, 2023April 19, 2023 by Christine Alemshah

Hello and welcome to my new blog series, ‘#GrowYourWriting Creator Interviews’. My goal with this series is to shine a spotlight on kidlit creators and their fabulous projects and allow them to share their tips and tricks to grow your writing. Today I’d like to welcome our first participant, Children’s Author and Songwriter, Tara Trudel. Tara, can…

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My #50 PRECIOUS WORDS 2023 Entry | FROM SCAVENGER TO SILVER MEDALIST

Posted on March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 by Christine Alemshah

My #50preciouswords entry this year is inspired by Carlo Paalam, a men’s flyweight boxer from the Philippines who won the Silver Medal during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. His story touched my heart and reminded me of similar endeavors as a young girl with my Lola. FROM SCAVENGER TO SILVER MEDALIST By  Christine Alemshah [WC: 50, MG]…

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Meet the #MidWeekCritique Team

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Christine Alemshah

#MidWeekCritique is a monthly initiative started by children’s writer Lori M. Keating to giveaway 3 – non-rhyming PB critiques of up to 700 words. It’s gone over wonderfully, and Lori felt called to build a team to reach more writers each month. This past month I joined the #MidWeekCritique team along with April Berry and…

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Introducing my Kid Lit Pitch Pie FREE resource

Posted on February 9, 2023February 10, 2023 by Christine Alemshah

I’ve been a member of writing Twitter since 2010 and have participated in dozens of pitch events. But you know how long it took before I got my first heart? Ten years!! In 2021, I received my first ❤️ during PBPitch from a wonderful and kind agent. I submitted my story right away, and she…

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#FallWritingFrenzy Contest Entry: SEA IN THE SKY

Posted on September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 by Christine Alemshah

SEA IN THE SKY By Christine Alemshah [WC: 196] The stormy sea sky mocked me. Could Daddy and I see the same sinister moon?  Hopefully, he’s tucked safely inside his ship, not in danger of falling overboard as the swirling clouds suggested. “No costume, Beatrice? It’s almost time for trick-or-treating,” called Mom. I kicked the…

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How to use twitter lists and bookmarks

Posted on September 19, 2021September 19, 2021 by Christine Alemshah

Hello everyone! Are you on Twitter? Have you heard of bookmarks? Or lists? I’ve received questions about these tools lately, and I wanted to share a how-to guide and why you might want to utilize bookmarks and lists on Twitter. I’m an organization queen, so they help me feel better about my twitter navigation experience,…

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My #50Preciouswords entry – The Kindergarten Train

Posted on March 5, 2021March 30, 2021 by Christine Alemshah

There’s a lovely little contest hosted by children’s author, Vivian Kirkland, going on right now for children’s writers, and there’s still time to enter through 3/7/21 if you’d like to join! The rules are quite simple to follow. Write a story with a beginning, middle, and end appropriate for children 12 and younger in 50…

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12 x 12 in 2021 – Back after a long break!

Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 by Christine Alemshah

It’s official! I’ve signed up for the 12 x 12 Challenge hosted by Julie Hedlund! My first time doing so since 2013. I had started participating the previous year, in fact here is my original badge from 2012. I can hardly believe it’s been that long! So far I have 1 full draft, 2 partials &…

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About Christine

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Mother to two spirited tiny dancers, Christine Alemshah, writes children's picture books that champion innovation, music, and her bi-racial Filipino-American heritage. Christine is represented by Vicky Weber at The Purcell Agency.

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