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ICYMI: The 9th Annual #TWTBlog Author Spotlight Series

Here's a recap of this year's Author Spotlight Series.

Author Spotlight Series · middle grade novel

Writing to Remember

Today's guest author, Ruth Behar, states, "When I think about the most essential reason why I write, it is to remember. To remember those who came before me and what they thought and how they lived and what they dreamed of. "

Author Spotlight Series · authors · middle grade novel · picture book · professional books

A Sneek Peek at the 9th Annual #TWTBlog Author Spotlight Series

Starting tomorrow, picture book, middle-grade, and professional-teaching authors will share their insights on writing, their processes, and the path to publishing in #TWTBlog's Author Spotlight Series. We want to hear your thoughts throughout the week, so there's a book giveaway for those who share comments on each author's post!

Author Spotlight Series · middle grade novel

Rejection, Love, and Writing

Middle grade author Elly Swartz shares how true authenticity and emotional resonance are the secret sauce in her writing, and how important it is for children to dream big and understand that rejection doesn’t define them.

Author Spotlight Series · graphic novel · middle grade novel

Graphic Novels Combine Words and Images to Create a Unique Art Form

Cartoonist Gavin Aung Than shares the process of creating his middle-grade graphic novel series, Super Sidekicks.

Author Spotlight Series · craft · middle grade novel

Ideas, Craft, and Stories

Author Aisha Saeed shares her writing inspiration and the relationship between authors and their young readers and how they inspire her storytelling.

Author Spotlight Series · middle grade novel

Writing Elephants and Jungles in Suburban England

Middle grade author Nizrana Farook lives in the leafy English county of Hertfordshire in the UK. Find out how she came to write a tropical adventure of jewels, elephants, bandits, and jungles.

Author Spotlight Series · middle grade novel · neurodiversity

Writing, Mind-Blindness & Parenting a Neurodiverse Child

Author Victoria Bond discusses how aspects of her son’s autism helped her to see some of her own blind spots while editing the last novel in the Zora & Me Trilogy, The Summoner.