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Three Times A Charm with N.W. Harris

Welcome to Three Times A Charm. I love meeting new authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the children’s publishing industry and sharing their careers with my readers.
Today’s guest is author, N.W. Harris. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Neil. Tell us a little about you, please.
I was born at the end of the Vietnam War and raised on a horse farm near a small town in North Georgia, my imagination evolved under the swaying pines surrounding my family’s log hom...

Three Times A Charm with Ace Hansen

Welcome to Three Times A Charm. I love meeting new authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the children’s publishing industry and sharing their careers with my readers.
Today’s guest is author, Ace Hansen. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Ace. Tell us a little about you, please.
Ace Hansen doesn’t pass green gas. The author grew up in a household of boys and knows all about deadly stinkers, tree houses, and scary neighbors.
Ace enjoys all kinds of creepy things and...

Emblazon: New Blog For Tween Readers

A wise person once said, “Write your name on the heart of a child.” We hope to emblazon our stories there.



Introducing Emblazon. A blog by seventeen middle grade authors designed specifically for middle grade readers. This unique concept blog caters directly to the tween crowd. They offer book recommendations, blog posts and much more to keep your tween engaged in reading.

Visit EMBLAZON to explore and learn more about them.

Three Times A Charm with Antje Hergt

Welcome to Three Times A Charm. I love meeting new authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the children’s publishing industry and sharing their careers with my readers.
Today’s guest is author, Antje Hergt. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Antje. Tell us a little about you, please.
Born and raised in Germany, I came to explore the Canadian Rockies in Canmore, Alberta in 2003. Taking part in the Writing-with-Style Program at the Banff Centre for the Arts in 2007 encourag...

Release of SPREAD YOUR WINGS

knowonder! has done it again.

SPREAD YOUR WINGS: A Collection of Dragon and Princess Stories is now available to order.

31 read-aloud stories focusing on dragons and/or princesses offers parents and their children a month of bedtime stories in one collection.

Why read-aloud stories? Knowonder's focus is children's literacy. The benefits of read-aloud stories are numerous.


Builds listening skillsIncreases child's vocabularyImproves vocabulary skillsDevelops learning aptitudeStrengthens family bond...

Building Character with Mea from Magical Mea

It’s Friday! Time for my blog feature, Building Character in which you get to meet a character from a book. Talking to a character outside of their book is fun! Huge. Amounts. Of fun. 
This week Strands of Thought is excited to host Mea from Magical Mea. It’s lovely to have you with us, Mea. Tell us a little about yourself.
Hi, my name is Mea. I’m the little sister of Matthew. I have magic --  but don’t tell anyone – it’s a secret! I like to hide things with my magic. Later when I fi...

Three Times A Charm with Lia London

Welcome to Three Times A Charm. I love meeting new authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the children’s publishing industry and sharing their careers with my readers.
Today’s guest is author, Lia London. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Lia. Tell us a little about you, please.
In grade school, I started writing skits for school assemblies, and quickly gained a reputation for writing on-demand scripts.  By my freshman year in college, I was commissioned to write a...

Excited to Earn the YA Author Title

Though I've been writing young adult fiction forever, I'm super excited about the July release of my first young adult novel, KING OF BAD!

About the book:

Jeff Mean would rather set fires than follow rules or observe curfew. He wears his bad boy image like a favorite old hoodie; that is until he learns he has superpowers and is recruited by Super Villain Academy – where you learn to be good at being bad. In a school where one kid can evaporate all the water from your body and the girl you...

Beware of the White Discounted - This Weekend Only

What a wonderful publisher I have. Because I will be at an event all weekend she has discounted my book to help me celebrate. I feel it is only fitting that we thank her by making sure a lot of books sell!

So head over and to my blog and choose your format. Almost all of them have the discount keyed in.

http://www.kaistrand.com/Mid-Grade.html

After you have your copy in hand, share this post or the link to a buy page with your friends and help me spread the word about the discounted priced.

This...

Kai Strand Signing at the Redmond Street Festival

If you are in or around Central Oregon this weekend, be sure to stop at the Redmond Street Festival to visit with Kai Strand. She'll be in attendance with her books and some beloved SWAG. Just look for the Central Oregon Authors booth and stop in to say "HI"

When: June 15 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, June 16 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Where: 6th Street, Downtown Redmond, OR Between Forest and Deschutes.