Dreamwalks December 2019
Unknown Gifts
Welcome to Creative Conversations. Lean in close and eavesdrop on our latest chat about the creative process. Add your comments, too. We’d love to hear from you. Or curl up and relax and receive this gift from us to you. In this busy month of making and giving, I asked my good friend – author,… Read more
Growing Up Gorilla by Clare Hodgson Meeker
Dreamwalks welcomes the ever-talented Clare Hodgson Meeker this month! We’re joining Clare’s blog tour celebrating her newest book that just came out with Millbrook Press “With fewer than one hundred thousand western lowland gorillas left in the world, every gorilla birth is important.” Janet: Welcome, Clare. I just finished reading Growing Up Gorilla: How a… Read more
SQUEAK! with Laura McGee Kvasnosky
This month Dreamwalks is thrilled to welcome the amazing author/Illustrator Laura McGee Kvasnosky Laura’s stopping by to share her newest book with us. Praise for Squeak! “The text is melodic and vivid [and] a joy to read aloud . . . A surefire hit for storytime, one-on-one reading, and gift giving.” — Booklist (starred review)… Read more
Confessions of an Artist
Dearest Dreamwalkers, this lovely article by Margaret Kellermann — first published in Senior News, Eureka, California — is Dreamwalker gold. Can you relate? Admitting: The First Step Hi, I’m Margaret, and I’m an artist. I’ve had this… addiction … for 50-some years. It started in my family of origin. My mom — a recovering kindergarten… Read more
Nobody Sane Writes a Novel
This month, Laura Moe, author of BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA, takes a Dreamwalk with us, sharing her characters, her process, and offering some Dreamwalker a signed copy of one of her new books. Nobody sane writes a novel, and it takes a special kind of crazy to craft a series. When I wrote my YA debut,… Read more
When to Speak About Your Story
Sometimes there’s a feeling of depletion when I send a novel off. New story ideas float around, but none feel strong because I don’t feel strong. I’ve learned when this happens to wait. To make no demands on myself. I was looking over my notes today and found something I’d written a while back when… Read more
Unpacking the mind of Peter V. Kahle
Today Dreamwalks takes a walk with author Peter Kahle. Peter will be joining this year’s faculty for the Full-Bodied Writing Retreat, “Entering the Heart of Your Story,” June 28-30. (Currently 1 space left. Sign up Here or add your name to the waitlist. More info below.) Photo Andrew Bond in pirate hat, Peter and his… Read more
Author Rosanne Parry. Inhabiting the Other
Welcome to Creative Conversations, discussions on the creative process. Find a comfy seat, lean in close and eavesdrop in on our conversation. Today I’m talking with gifted author Rosanne Parry who just came out with two new titles gleaning starred reviews! Rosanne Parry is the author of the many award winning novels including Heart of… Read more
Author Brings 5000 books to Paradise Schools after Fire
Today we’re going on an amazing Dreamwalk with award-winning children’s author Lee Wardlaw who journeyed 500 miles to Paradise, CA to deliver books to the school children who lost their homes and schools in the devastating 2018 fire. Janet: What first gave you the idea to bring books to Paradise? Lee: Living in southern California,… Read more
What Do Readers Want to Tell Writers?
Books cannot come to life without readers. Readers co-create stories envisioning characters and story worlds in their imaginations. With that in mind I asked librarian, bibliophile, book blogger and fellow dragon enthusiast, Alyssa Bussard, to visit us here on Dreamwalks to try an experiment–Author interviews Reader/Reader interviews Author (and we share cat pics). When I… Read more
