Special Author Interview - Kate DiCamillo - Two Time Newberry Medal Winner
An episode of Jen Lowry Writes - Authors and Readers Together
By Jen Lowry Writes
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Follow to catch interviews with best-selling authors, tips, and writing challenges daily! Dr. Jennifer Ikner Lowry is a best-selling author, literacy coach, English teacher, speaker, and homeschool momma! She has been in education for the past twenty years from K-12 to the university level. She loves UFC, reading, and binge watching Quantum Leap! Join her on the daily journey of discovering what this writing life is all about. She has published 13 books! Sweet Potato Jones is hitting the shelves in 2020! **Clean Books for All Ages** Follow Jen, become a patreon supporter, and join her tribe!
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Follow to catch interviews with best-selling authors, tips, and writing challenges daily! Dr. Jennifer Ikner Lowry is a best-selling author, literacy coach, English teacher, speaker, and homeschool momma! She has been in education for the past twenty years from K-12 to the university level. She loves UFC, reading, and binge watching Quantum Leap! Join her on the daily journey of discovering what this writing life is all about. She has published 13 books! Sweet Potato Jones is hitting the shelves in 2020! **Clean Books for All Ages** Follow Jen, become a patreon supporter, and join her tribe!
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I challenge you to become a part of God's Kingdom of writers.
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So in awe of how the Lord has taken a small goal setting sheet of seven items and turned my life into an amazing writing adventure! I'm hanging out with Ann today as we discuss writing goals, motivations, how God is the ultimate planner, and more!
***FREE AUDIOBOOK GIVEAWAY***
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How can you give back? How can you use your gifts the Lord has given you to support a local, state, or national organization that needs help spreading awareness, education, Hope, resources, and healing?
I challenge you to make a list of the top five most beloved authors in your genre. What's popular? What's out there being discussed?
1. Make a list of your top five authors to investigate.
2. Review the author's bio. Watch YouTube interviews.
3. Make a list of their books. Start reading based on the most well-known titles.
4. Ask a friend to read with you. Discuss. Take notes. Share!
5. Send me your top five in your genre that you'll explore for this challenge. Email me at jenlowrywrites@gmail.com with your list!
I challenge you to listen to the podcast or watch the YouTube video to see the loveliness of Kate DiCamillo. Then, live in Kate’s novels for awhile and see how they change you.
What a blessing and honor it was to spend time with Kate DiCamillo, the author of some of my most beloved children's literature of all time. If you have a moment or an hour to spare, I ask for you to join in and listen to our conversation about writing, books, and the power of honoring our gifts. I challenge you today to live in Kate's worlds and read her phenomenal collection of children's work that will change your author life! I began with Raymie Nightingale, then the very next day made it to Louisiana's Way Home, to finish up the series with Beverly, Right Here completely taken by these characters, their lives, and the heartbeats of each one. I moved to The Tale of Despereaux, then Bink & Gollie, Mercy Watson, Leroy Ninker Saddles Up, and landed on home plate with Because of Winn-Dixie. The love I have for these books will forever be in my heart and on my lips, praising how much heartbreak, heartbeats, and hope can come from the pages within novels that truly matter to us all and can be found right here with Kate DiCamillo. Look no further. My heart is full.
To watch the YouTube interview - please click here: https://youtu.be/LqsJUAdSYQQ
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I’m so excited about today’s opportunity to interview Newberry, bestselling author Kate DiCamillo!!! No worries or excuses anymore, guys. Let’s go after our calling with passion and purpose. I challenge you today.
Let's keep each other accountable. Here is the research that proves why we should do it EVERY SINGLE DAY! Let's encourage one another, speak life to others, AND to OURSELVES! I challenge you.. Write your positive affirmation statements as a reminder in your phone to go off throughout the day to remind you that you are in the process, learning, and growing every day. I challenge you. Email me at jenlowrywrites@gmail.com to share your positive affirming statements and how this can help our motivation and writing self-concept.
https://positivepsychology.com/daily-affirmations/
I added a dear reader letter to the front, along with a poem that matches the theme of the book. I also smashed up my routine yesterday and found I was more effective.
A listener emailed asking how do I put out content so fast and what were my editing techniques! If you have questions email me at jenlowrywrites@gmail.com
Thank you, Jesus. Bridges hit a milestone - BESTSELLING BOOK IN TWO CATEGORIES - Teen & Young Adult Clean & Wholesome Romance and Teen & Young Adult Christian Fantasy!!
Amen. I might get some little things wrong or miss a period or a space or a capital letter. But I got the important things right like diversity, characterization, and historical relevance.
I’m in my new schedule mode and an extensive beta read cane in so I switched gears to do an edit of a banked book set to release in October. This is a great strategy that can polish you up one more time! Thanks to the authors I follow on YouTube for the idea!
Read within your categories! Have fun. Here is my blog post if you want to read more and view my next reads list per category. https://jenlowrywrites.wordpress.com/
I’m praising Jesus right now! The Raptor Revolution may break the top 100 today! I’m sitting at #147 on August 14, 2019 and am documenting the journey. Amen.
This is my top way to research! You should try it! On my blog I share my top five channels! https://jenlowrywrites.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/my-top-5-favorite-youtube-author-channels-you-need-to-subscribe-today/
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Blessings,
Jen Lowry
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A special thanks to C.R. Stewart, author of Britfield & the Lost Crown and creativity champion! Book one is available now! Check out his website, book trailer and more at:
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Thanks so much to Lynn Delgaudio for sharing her book and writing with us today on the podcast. Please check out her links:
Get Lynn DelGaudio's book today - Altered on Impact: FROM TRAUMA TO TRANSFORMATION: How a Traumatic Brain Injury Taught Me to Lead a Purposeful Life Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Lynn-DelGaudio...
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My Bible 30 day challenge devotional for families is updated, new and improved, on Amazon. It’s Free with KU! Share out with all of your friends and family.
Check out R L Myles @childofadaban on Instagram! His new book, Children of Adaban: Legacy: Boon One is out now on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Children-Adaban-Legacy-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07SB6PH8R/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=children+of+adaban&qid=1564057961&s=gateway&sr=8-1
I dare you! This challenge comes right back at me! I’m continuing to schedule fall dates but need to do more. Especially in the months of November-December. I’m going to make a flyer today to send out to churches!
I have surprising and amazing news - I felt the Spirit lead me to write Dear God, Please Take Care of Rambo yesterday. It’s a work in progress but the first draft is done with beta readers and edits already in place! I’m so excited with what God is doing in my life!