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PiBoIdMo Day 28: Paula Yoo Explores Non-Fiction Biographies (plus a prize!)

Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
by Paula Yoo It’s Day 28 of Tara Lazar’s annual Picture Book Idea Month (AKA PiBoIdMo)! Two more days and you’re done. Best of all, you will have 30 ideas to explore for your next picture book draft… and hopefully, one day, a published book! For…

Meet Yvonne Mes – Author of Meet Sidney Nolan

Yvonne Mes is a children’s author, illustrator and devourer of books. She writes short stories, picture books and junior novels. Her stories are published in School Magazine, on the Kids Book Review website and as part of anthologies. Yvonne has a Bachelor of Children’s Services, a Certificate in Professional Children’s Writing, and a Certificate IVContinue reading “Meet Yvonne Mes – Author of Meet Sidney Nolan”

Which is truer – Fact or Fiction – in search of the authentic writing self – Saturday Writing Sagas 9

I choose to speak in riddles. The first time I wrote this post it had more overtly personal family stories in it, yet I backed away and thought I can’t write that post yet because I am grappling with a deeper question. Which is truer, fact or fiction? I have responsibilities to those I amContinue reading “Which is truer – Fact or Fiction – in search of the authentic writing self – Saturday Writing Sagas 9”