Author Interview with Sue Irwin
We are so excited to announce the upcoming release of Hey There, Blue Bird, Why Do You Chirp? by one of our Write2Ignite team members, Sue Irwin. Congratulations, Sue! Interview Kathy: What was the inspiration for Hey There, Blue Bird, Why Do You Chirp? Sue: I love this question! I’m always curious to hear from […]
Interview with Sonja Anderson about Her New Picture Book, A Christmas Wish for Little Dala Horse: A St. Lucia Celebration
Today, I’d like to introduce Sonja Anderson and her new picture book, A Christmas Wish for Little Dala Horse: A St. Lucia Celebration (illustrated by Agnieszka Potocka) just out this fall from Tyndale Kids. This lovely story of love and hope is sure to become a wonderful read-aloud tradition each Christmas! Kathy: Please tell us […]
Author Interview with Dandi Daley Mackall
Dandi Daley Mackall has written fiction and nonfiction books for little ones all the way up to adults. But if you have young horse-crazy kids in your family, you may be most familiar with Dandi’s horse series for middle grade kids—the Backyard Horses series and the Winnie the Horse Gentler series. Both are super popular, […]
Summary and Takeaways: The 2025 Write to Publish Conference
It’s summer, and that means it’s writers’ conference season! A time for education, encouragement, making connections, and building friendships. Recently, four of us Write2Igniters attended the Write to Publish Conference near Chicago. We came from all over—Missouri, New Jersey, Colorado, and Australia. We all write for children but are at different stages of our writing […]
Creativity Is a Journey of Discovery
Creativity is a journey of discovery
Perseverance Leads to Creativity
Recently we had some tears in an elementary art class. The children looked at photos of chameleons and then drew them. Then we used bubble wrap to print colorful reptile skin on their chameleons. I thought I’d worked out all the bugs on this new project, but I forgot that many children would get so […]
Procrastination or Creative Pause?
Procrastination isn’t always a bad thing.
Wonder and Curiosity Lead Us to God and Fuel Our Creativity
5 ways to renew our wonder and creativity
Writers Need Rest to Remain Creative, Part 2
Writers need rest to maintain their creativity
Writers Need Rest to Maintain Their Creativity, Part 1
Writers often need rest in areas other than just sleep in order to maintain their creativity.