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...
by KathleenBlasi | Apr 14, 2020 | Gratitude, Inspiration, On Writing, Publishing
Early in my writing career, a colleague mentioned that the writing is life is not for the thin-skinned. After all, she said, why would you want to be in a business where two of the most frequently-used words are “submission” and “rejection?” At the time, I laughed at...
by KathleenBlasi | Jan 6, 2020 | On Writing, Publishing, Research
January 7, 2020, is publication day for my picture book Hosea Plays On (Sterling Children’s Books, illustrated by Shane W. Evans)! Based on a real street musician and community advocate, Hosea was originally slated for September 2018. I won’t tell you I wasn’t...
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