Tag Archives: children’s authors

Honoring Women

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Laura Orsini

Honoring Women by Barbara Renner In 1980, President Carter issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week. In 1987, Congress declared March as National Women’s History Month. To this day, departments of education … Continue reading →

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Anthropomorphic Animals

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Anthropomorphic Animals by Rita Goldner For decades I’ve had first-hand experience with anthropomorphizing animals, i.e. giving them human characteristics. I had a business making mascot costumes, mostly for fast food franchises. Whenever I could, I talked my clients into letting … Continue reading →

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Power of the Group: View Your Fellow Authors as Colleagues, Not Competitors

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Power of the Group: View Your Fellow Authors as Colleagues, Not Competitors by Laura Orsini A handful of years ago, I organized the Holiday Author Event. More than 70 authors came together in a retro building in Downtown Phoenix to … Continue reading →

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Lake Tahoe

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Lake Tahoe by Rita Goldner Today I am chillin’ among the cool mountain pines at Lake Tahoe. This is a short retreat I take with my husband Dave every year. For him, it’s various water sports; for me, plein air … Continue reading →

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Monarch Butterfly

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Monarch Butterfly by Rita Goldner Since my whole improbable journey to becoming a published children’s book author was launched by my love of orangutans, I like to blog about them and other endangered or threatened species. I certainly have no … Continue reading →

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Input from Others Can Improve Your Output as an Author

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Input from Others Can Improve Your Output as an Author by Barbara Renner I wrote my first two picture books while living in a small town in northwest Minnesota for the summer. Enthralled with the state bird, the Common Loon, … Continue reading →

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Targeted Communication

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Targeted Communication by Rita Goldner We authors often discuss at marketing meetings how important it is to have a specific target, an actual person’s profile in mind when writing marketing copy, designing ads, and posting on social media sites. This … Continue reading →

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White Privilege and Diversity

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Laura Orsini

White Privilege and Diversity by Rita Goldner During my recent weekend in Los Angeles for the LA Times  Festival of  Books, I had the opportunity to meet and talk at length with Valerie Foster, one of the eight other authors … Continue reading →

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Making Marks

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Making Marks by Rita Goldner My illustration for today is a page from my work-in-progress coloring book Making Marks. It’s my interpretation of the cave paintings in Lascaux, France. These Paleolithic cave paintings, discovered in Lascaux in 1940, are thought … Continue reading →

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Audio Books for Children

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Laura Orsini

Audio Books for Children by John Mahoney Are you a children’s book author? Do you wish to be? The following information is for those who are contemplating becoming part of the incredible and exploding world of audio books for children. … Continue reading →

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