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GrowYourWriting Creator Interview: Author, Brittany Pomales

Posted on September 18, 2023September 18, 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 Author, Brittany Pomales. Her debut picture book IT STARTED WITH A P will be published…

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GrowYourWriting Creator Interview: Author, Amy Houts

Posted on September 4, 2023September 4, 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 Author, Amy Houts. Amy is a multi-published author who loves to connect with authors, illustrators,…

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How I landed my Agent and a seven picture book deal!

Posted on August 29, 2023September 4, 2023 by Christine Alemshah

Yes, you read that right… seven picture book deal. Writing that out, I can scarcely believe it myself. Please read on to find out how this deal and landing an Agent came about.  I’ve been writing and submitting my picture books for a long time. You might remember my epiphany post in 2010 if you are a…

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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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Grow Your Writing Resource: KidLit Podcasts

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Christine Alemshah

Do you spend considerable time in your car, out and about, or on the go? I spend extensive time daily in the school pick-up line or walking around the school. My children get out 45 minutes apart, and parking is a little daily dance of making sure you park on the right side of the…

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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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12 Days for Writers: Day 3

Posted on December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 by Christine Alemshah

Children’s author Julie Hedlund, challenged participants of her 12 Days of Christmas for Writers series to post SUCCESSES (rather than resolutions) on our blogs this year. She believes the way New Year’s resolutions are traditionally made come from a place of negativity – what DIDN’T get done or achieved in the previous year.  Instead, she suggests we set goals…

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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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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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