Hoping you are all well. Recently, we chatted with author and writer Jenny Block about her new book, Be That Unicorn: Find Your Magic, Live Your Truth, and Share Your Shine. The Texas-based writer has contributed to many publications including @huffpost⠀
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Before achieving success professionally as a writer, a professor told her to make a promise that she would never write for a publication. Thankfully, Block didn't listen nor give up on her passion. She might have stepped out of journalism, but she got her masters and became a writing professor, who was known for encouraging all students to write. ⠀
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Check out the interview to learn more about Block including Be That Unicorn; writing and publishing her own books leisurely as a child; being a "brain" writer; how she decides to write a topic as an article or book; whether differences show up in her writing when she has a tight deadline versus when she's inspired; what the Year of the Yes means to her; and more---link in bio!!⠀
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Author, writer, professor and overall wordsmith Jane Harrington wrote four bestselling, critically acclaimed children's books including a personal childhood favorite, Lucy's (Completely Cool and Totally True E-Journal), a top seller at @scholasticbookfairs in 2002. Two of her works were Junior Library Guild Selections and EXTREME PETS! was the 2008 @americanlibraryassociation Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers as well as the 2008 Children's Choices selection with the @ilatoday and @childrensbookcouncil. ⠀
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Check out the interview to learn more about Harrington, whose short story, In Circling Flight won the 2019 Brighthorse Prize--which means she will be releasing her debut adult novel! Her literary heroes; teaching creative writing vs. literature; how her children moving out affected her early literature; why she doesn't get writer's block and more--link in bio!!⠀
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Since seventh grade, Matthew Dawkins knew he wanted to be a writer. His epiphany came at school one day when he was supposed to complete classwork but was absorbed in a Cassandra Clare novel. Today, his books have more than 300,000 reads on Wattpad including his award-winning debut full-length novel, Wicked, Wild, Wonderful. The ballerina-themed coming-of-age story won the Changemaker award at the 2018 Watty's. ⠀
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Check out the interview to learn more about Dawkins and his work as well as his thoughts on how he decides which work to publish or keep to himself; whether he prefers to buy or borrow books; how much time he allows between reading books; his desire to see more books about how society views masculinity; his Black History Month book recommendations and more--link in bio to watch!!⠀⠀
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