Author: Christy Yaros

Sharon and Christy discuss what makes a good opening for a KidLit novel, and test each other’s detective skills with {...}

Christy and Sharon talk about plot, different forms of plot/subplot, some of the plotting tools that are available, and dig into plot in KidLit.   Darcy Pattison’s Shrunken Manuscript Revision {...}

Cindy L. Rodriguez returns to chat with Christy and Sharon about the value of hiring a book coach, whether you’re {...}

Christy and Sharon dive into Coaching KidLit, what exactly this book coaching thing is, which is not a very simple {...}

Sharon and Christy discuss source material, challenges with adhering too close to facts, and ways you can put some distance {...}

Join Sharon and Christy as they welcome their first guest, KidLit author Cindy L. Rodriguez, to talk about her journey {...}

What drives a story is not only what happens to the protagonist, but what it means to them, their choices {...}

The most engaging stories are those that contain emotional truth. So, what is emotional truth? And how can you get {...}

Episode 4: “Why?” As book coaches, we like to start with why because the answer to that question is like {...}

Episode 3: Who is Your Target Reader? In this episode, Christy and Sharon dig into why it’s not enough to {...}