No One Writes Without Fear
Emerging authors want to be heard and understood, and that journey can be scary. Here are 5 tips to guide your memoir writing process.
Guest Bloggers
Proof That Reptiles Are Awesome | Joan Proctor, Dragon Doctor
{Guest post from Rebecca Flansburg} Â Taking a Komodo Dragon for a stroll with Joan Proctor, Dragon Doctor. Â That wouldn’t be so odd of a sight now, thanks to social media, but back in her day, there was one doctor who was turning a few heads with her love of reptiles. Â I would …
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When the Ick Creeps Into Our Thinking
Our brains are essential for keeping us alive, but are you one of the many filling your mind with not-so-great things?
Did you know that book reviews are a marketing tool?
Authors, did you know that book reviews and guest posts are both a great tools for marketing? The Audrey Press shares thoughts and opportunities for children’s book and adult non-fiction authors.
Homeschooling is a wonderful experience. Until it’s not
Homeschooling can be hard. But it doesn’t have to be. Author, Mom, and Homeschooling Coach Afsaneh Moradian shares how knowing why your homeschooler is resisting is key to overcoming their resistance.
A Diverse Picture Book that honors Zora Neale Hurston | Zora’s Garden
Guest post by Rae Chesny Not nearly enough people in this world are aware of who Zora Neale Hurston was. Zora was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoos. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, …
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The Summer Reading Slump: What to Do?
Guest Post by Suzanne Barchers, EdD, Chair Lingokids Educational Advisory Board We have finally gotten through the school challenges brought about by Covid. Many children spent all or most of the past year in a more traditional school setting. They’ve had time to socialize and assume a more routine day. We may think we can …
Happy Second Birthday to Sissy Goes Tiny!
{Guest post from Sissy Goes Tiny co-author, Becky Flansburg) Happy 2nd birthday to Sissy Goes Tiny! What a wild ride it\’s been! It started as a nugget of an idea between myself and bestie, B.A. Norrgard one sunny afternoon on the patio of a small-town pub. I had been in total admiration of B.A.\’s tiny …
A *Fairly True* Story about a Dragon Best Friend
{Guest Post by Becky Flansburg) \”His name is Norbert and he was a childhood friend of mine as I played on the rolling hills of Gotland, Sweden. What you believed about dragons being terrifying is not correct–they actually make great friends!\” Those were the exact words that popped out of author and publisher, Valarie Budayr\’s …
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Happy Book-Birthday to Sissy Goes Tiny!
(Guest post from Becky Flansburg) It was one year ago that this beautiful book rolled off the presses Bang Printing and into the hands of two grateful authors and one very excited publisher. What a journey the last 12 months has been! Some folks loved the book…some, not-so-much. But that\’s the thing. When it comes …
