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Finding time to do what you love is important to Allyn Stotz. Allyn balances her work as a children’s author with a full time career in another field. Find out how she makes it happen!
1. When did you start writing and what inspired you to start?
I wrote a little bit when I was a child but I never really thought of becoming a writer until I was an adult. What inspired me was really strange. One day I was reading my brothers blog. He was just playing around [...]
Christian Children’s Authors Piscitelli and Gortier Talk About Their Creative Process
Donna: Thank you so much for the opportunity to interview with you. We both just love your website. You offer such a refreshing and inspiring view of the world.
1. Did you write stories when you were growing up? at school? Or at home. As a hobby? As a young child, [...]
Kate Westerlund came to writing and adaptation late in life. Find out how she made her dream of becoming a writer come true.
Kate Westerlund is a children’s author who specializes in adaptation and has lived in Salzburg, Austria with her husband for over 20 years.
“A Story Of Hope And Friendship For One Kenyan Orphan” – Children’s author Pam Bitterman talks about her creative process.
When you were a child did you ever have moments when you decided that you were going to be a writer when you grew up?
*I was a happy dreamer as a child. My mother always lovingly told me that she believed that I would someday be a writer. She originally thought [...]
A Look In The Mirror – Why I Became A Writer by Bunny Hull
Grammy Award winning songwriter Bunny Hull reflects on how she was guided into a career as a songwriter and singer and talks about what keeps her going.
From the moment I wrote my first song at age fifteen I was hooked. I had been learning to dance since age three, playing the piano [...]
Behind The Scenes with children’s author, producer Gerry Renert
We recently asked successful writer, producer Gerry Renert to tell us about his creative process and how he’s made his dreams come true.
Gerry Renert Musings
I’ve been a writer almost my entire adult life and started off writing advertising copy with the challenge always being to convey as much as possible using the fewest [...]
Creativity Behind The Scenes with author Patrice Karst
We recently asked well-known children’s author Patrice Karst about her creative process and how she’s made her dreams come true.
Writing started early for me. English was always my favorite subject and reading always a lifelong pleasure. I remember the thrill of lying in bed as a girl for hours under the blankets with books [...]
Creativity Behind The Scenes with Etan Boritzer, best-selling children’s author
Etan Boritzer is the best-selling author of the WHAT IS children’s book series. Find out about his creative process and how he makes his dreams come true. Visit Etan Boritzer and Bunny Hull on April 30-May 1st at the L.A. Times Book Festival at UCS, Booth #543.
Etan Boritzer is the best-selling author of the What [...]
Behind the scenes with Todd Parr
In Dream A World’s exclusive “Behind The Scenes” find out how award-winning illustrator and author – Todd Parr has made his dreams come true.
1. Did you write stories when you were growing up? At school or as a hobby?
No, but I loved to draw. I was always drawing or doing [...]
