You know you’ve done at least one thing right! The best thing about school visits and having a whole hour to chat about anything tangential to writing? The sweetness and undiluted honesty with which children share their own dreams. To all the Kate’s out there, keep drawing and writing and dreaming. You’ve got this!
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Years ago, when Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen came into this world, I often wondered if I’d ever get the chance to return to her origins. I imagined what it might be like to carry her to the feet of the Brothers Grimm statue at the Hanau Marktplatz, where her origins first tickled…
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Once upon a time, I lived near Hanau, Germany–the birthplace of my childhood heroes, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. What greater inspiration could a writer want? Walking through the exact woods that the Grimm brothers once frequented, visiting castles and abandoned towers … no wonder my first draft of Liberty Frye was scribbled out during those…
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Check out their website: https://clif.org, visit their presenters, and sign up for their storytelling series, currently offered through Zoom. Liberty Frye will be making an appearance with CLiF on Wednesday, November 11 at 1:00 EST. So save the date!
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Spring Series has been cancelled due to COVID-19 Precautions. Shelter in place … and read!
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Of Magic and Maidens: Discussing the evolution of the female protagonist from powerless to empowered with an emphasis on children’s and YA literature.
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