by KathleenBlasi | Nov 30, 2022 | Gratitude, Inspiration, On Writing, Reading
The stories I’ve enjoyed all my life are those to which I feel a strong connection. I don’t know a reader who doesn’t feel this way. But it wasn’t until I became a writer that I fully appreciated that sentiment. Before, I would say whether I liked a book. It was a...
by KathleenBlasi | Feb 1, 2022 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Publishing, Teaching
In early 2016, a teacher emailed me, looking for someone to conduct a week-long writing workshop for the all the third-graders in his school. We set up a phone interview, had a fruitful conversation, and before I knew it, Mr. Baker was referring to when my visits...
by KathleenBlasi | Oct 12, 2021 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Libraries, Reading
You know that saying – you don’t really know what you have until it’s gone? In this case, it’s not really gone – just on hiatus. Hugs. From kids (who are not my own). The first time it happened at a school visit, I was surprised. I figured after an author does a...
by KathleenBlasi | May 13, 2021 | Gratitude, Inspiration, On Writing, Publishing
Pictures tell stories. Sometimes, those stories are placed in photo albums. Sometimes, they make their way into family lore. And once in a blue moon, they find their way into a picture book. Funny how the vision of a story begins, then evolves, and finally arrives at...
by KathleenBlasi | Jan 7, 2021 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Reading
2020 was a year of twists and turns, ups and downs—pick your cliché! Recently, my dad suffered a stroke. He has a road ahead of him and takes it day by day. Some days are and will be better than others. But my family is blessed to still have him. And as I say, he is...
by KathleenBlasi | Jul 10, 2020 | Gratitude, Inspiration, On Writing, Publishing, Reading, Uncategorized
I’m very grateful to have received this photo! For an author, there is no higher compliment than to see a child react so purely and joyfully to something we created. In the life cycle of a story, we begin with this same unbridled enthusiasm. Let’s call this the...
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