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In Conversation with Caris Avendano Cruz: Debut Middle Grade Author of 'Marikit and the Ocean Of Stars'
Season 1 Episode 90
In this episode, Anika has a great discussion with Caris about beauty and diversity, and how the modern world needs more books with unique new voices…
3Â years, 2Â months ago
In Conversation with George Jreije: Debut Middle Grade Author of 'Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria'
Season 1 Episode 89
In this episode, Anika has a great conversation with George Jreije about the need for diverse voices, challenges in writing, and words of advice for …
3Â years, 3Â months ago
Episode 88: Talking about Foil Characters
Season 1 Episode 88
In this episode, Anika talks about what foil characters are and gives some examples of famous foil characters in books.
Also, she gives an assignment…
3Â years, 3Â months ago
In Conversation with Taylor: A Young Writer Feature
Season 1 Episode 87
In this episode, Anika talks to Taylor, who is an amazing young writer, and they talk about writing life, resources, and many tips that could help ma…
3Â years, 4Â months ago
In Conversation with Sylvia Liu: Middle Grade Author of 'Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation' and 3 other books
Season 1 Episode 86
In this episode, Anika has a fun conversation with Sylvia about agents, publishing, inspiration, etc.
Here is Sylvia's website:
http://www.enjoyingpl…
3Â years, 4Â months ago
Episode 85: What's Purple Prose and How to Avoid It ?
Season 1 Episode 85
In this episode, Anika talks about Purple Prose, which is an important topic in writing to know, she also talks about ways to avoid using purple pros…
3Â years, 4Â months ago
Episode 84: Talking about how to find the perfect book
Season 1 Episode 84
In this episode, Anika talks about some of her tips to finding the perfect book, that can be truly enjoyed and not exhaust you, or make you feel like…
3Â years, 4Â months ago
In Conversation with Christina Matula: Middle Grade Author of 'The Not So Uniform Life of Holly Mei'
Season 1 Episode 83
In this episode, Anika has a fun conversation with Christina, and they talk about writing degrees, managing time to write, writing communities, etc.
…3 years, 5 months ago
In Conversation with Kristi Wientge: Middle Grade Author Karma Khullar's Mustache and 2 other middle grade books
Season 1 Episode 82
In this episode, Anika has a fun conversation with Kristi, and they talk about book inspiration, judging books by the cover, characters, etc.
To lear…
3Â years, 5Â months ago
In Conversation with Sonja Thomas: Debut Author of Middle grade novel 'Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence'
Season 1 Episode 81
In this episode, Anika has a fun conversation with Sonja, and they discuss the need for diverse characters, how they can make the reader's experience…
3Â years, 5Â months ago