by Tracy | Aug 15, 2017 | For Readers, More Personally
Today is the daaaaaaaay! Chicken Wants a Nap is on bookstore and library shelves! To celebrate, I’m sharing tips on how to think like an agent over at the BookEnds blog. From the post: I’m not advocating that you write for the market – the market will shift and...
by Tracy | Jul 8, 2017 | For Readers, More Personally
Just popping in to the blog to let you know that I’m giving away two autographed copies of Chicken Wants a Nap through Goodreads! You can use the widget on the right to enter, or use the book’s Goodreads page. Goodreads Book Giveaway Chicken Wants a Nap by...
by Tracy | Jun 6, 2017 | For Writers, More Personally
When I wrote Chicken Wants a Nap, I was exhausted myself. I was going to grad school full time and working part-time, and the thing I wanted to do most was sleep! So for that day’s assignment, I wrote the story of a chicken who desperately wanted a nap, but was...
by Tracy | May 4, 2017 | For Readers, For Writers, More Personally
Today’s the day! Excited to answer your questions about writing, illustrating or publishing picture books with author-illustrator Jannie Ho tonight at 6pm EST. And, while I have very limited knowledge of chickens, I’m happy to answer those questions too....
by Tracy | Apr 13, 2017 | For Readers, For Writers, More Personally
Save the date for a special Twitter chat event! Author-illustrator Jannie Ho (Bear and Chicken, Running Press Kids) and I will be hosting a #ChickenPBChat on Twitter on May 4th (International Respect a Chicken Day – who knew?) at 6pm EST. We’ll be...
by Tracy | Apr 3, 2017 | For Readers, For Writers, More Personally
I’m frequently asked on the agent side of things about picture books I’ve read and enjoyed, so I thought I’d share some recent favorites and elaborate a bit on my #mswl. “Deliciously dark picture books” When I talk about...
