by KathleenBlasi | May 20, 2025 | Gratitude, Inspiration, On Writing, Publishing, Reading
Book magic is real, friends! I’ve been reflecting on the serendipity of a recent experience. Things really can come full circle, if we are steadfast in our goals and exercise (often hard-to-come-by) graceful patience. In 2018, I began writing a picture book, moved by...
by KathleenBlasi | Sep 1, 2023 | Gratitude, Inspiration, On Writing, Publishing, Reading, Teaching
When I was in high school, I babysat for a little girl named Michelle, who asked me, “Is Santa real?” Whoa. I went with my gut: “Santa will come for as long as you believe he will.” I doubted myself in the moment, but when Michelle’s parents returned that night, they...
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 | 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 | Oct 5, 2020 | On Writing, Publishing, Revision
When I was a kid, my family spent time in the Adirondacks. No TV. Just board games and…puzzles. And I’m talking big puzzles with lots (millions?) of pieces. Everyone seemed to get into it. Everyone, that is, except me. Spatial relationships—ugh, too much like...
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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