#soaring20s

Get those preorders in! Due out Dec. 7, Bisa's Carnaval is full of heart and happiness, and bursting with color!

Get those preorders in! Due out Dec. 7, Bisa’s Carnaval is full of heart and happiness, and bursting with color! I’m so happy to have the opportunity to chat with author Joana Pastro about how this book came to be. Welcome to Writers’ Rumpus, Joana! JP: Thank you so much for having me! KC: You are also the author of LillyBelle, A Damsel NOT in Distress so that makes Bisa’s Carnaval your second…

INTERVIEW WITH DEBUT AUTHOR, NONIEQA RAMOS

If you are looking for the perfect gift for Mother’s Day (which will be here before we know it) look no further than NoNieqa Ramos’ debut picture book, Your Mama. All you need to figure out is what color ribbon you want to wrap it in. I’m so happy she could join me for today’s interview! KC: Congratulations on your picture book debut and thanks for joining me on the blog! Can you share what…

Plotting and Pantsing Their Way to a Debut

This month, I told the authors and illustrators of the Soaring ’20s debut group that it was time to come clean…about their writing process that is. So I asked them, are you a plotter or a pantser? Here’s what they said about writing their debut.

***Click on the author’s name to find out more about them.

DIGGING FOR WORDS: JOSÉ ALBERTO GUTIÉRREZ AND THE LIBRARY HE BUILT

by Angela…

I’ve always thought you could learn a lot about a person by whom they would choose to share a meal with. Then I figured, if it’s true about people, it must also be true for characters in stories. And so, that is what I decided to ask this month’s group of authors/illustrators from the Soaring 20s debut picture book group. Their answers are very telling indeed!

KC: Let’s get to know your main…