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 | 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 | 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 | 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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