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- Cooking Up Ideas in November With Melissa Stoller
- It’s All About…Organizing Ideas in October
- It’s All About…Falling for Ideas in September
- It’s All About…Arranging Ideas in August
- It’s All About… Shiny Ideas in June
- It’s All About… Flowering Ideas in May
- It’s All About… Showering Ideas in April
- It’s All… About Marching Into March With Ideas by Melissa Stoller
- It’s All About… New Ideas in the New Year by Melissa Stoller
- It’s All About… Writing in September
- It’s All About… Colorful Ideas in October
- It’s All About… Cooking Up Ideas in November
- It’s All About… Lighting Up Ideas in December
- It’s All About… Animals in August
- It’s All About… Jumpstarting July
- It’s All About… Jumping Into June
- It’s All About… April Showers of Ideas
- It’s All About… Time for Ideas
- It’s All About… Finding Heartfelt Ideas in February
- It’s All About… New Ideas in the New Year
- It’s All About… Dodging Into December Ideas
- It’s All About… Nudging Into Thankful November Ideas
- It’s All About… Falling Into October Ideas
- It’s All About… September Ideas Incorporating Sound
- It’s All About… Adding August Ideas
- It’s All About… Sizzling Summer Ideas
- It’s All About… Finding Ideas in June
- It’s All About… Springing Forward With Ideas
- It’s All About… Ideas That May Blossom
- It’s All About… Marching Toward Ideas
- It’s All About… Ideas With Heart
- It’s All About… Creativity in the New Year
- It’s All About… Being Grateful in November
- It’s All About… Falling for Ideas in October
- It’s All About… Time to Set New Writing Routines
- It’s All About… August Accountability
- It’s All About… July Brainstorming
- It’s All About… Joyful Ideas in June
- It’s All About… Exploring Ideas in May
- It’s All About… Earth Day Ideas
- It’s All About… Springing Forward With Ideas 1
- It’s All About… Valentines Heart Moments
- It’s All About… Setting Up Your Writing Life in 2022
- It’s All About… Planning for the New Year Cheers to 2022
- Collaboration on Planting Friendship Peace Salaam Shalom Author Interview With Shirin Nee Rahman Shamsi
- It’s All About… Gratitude Writing Prompts
- It’s All About… Autumn Writing Prompts
- It’s All About… Writing in September 1
- It’s All About… Summer Vacation Writing Tips
- It’s All About… Using Objects as Writing Prompts
- It’s All About… Summer Memories Writing Prompts
- It’s All About… Walking as a Writing Prompt
- It’s All About… Writing From Recipes
- It’s All About… Music as a Writing Prompt
- It’s All About… Photography Writing Prompts
- It’s All About… New Year Writing Intentions
- It’s All About… Holiday Writing Prompt
- It’s All About… Allowing Gratitude Inform Your Writing Practice
- It’s All About… End of Summer Writing Prompts
- It’s All About… Staying Creative
- It’s All About… Creativity During a Challenging Summer
- Staying Creative in Uncertain Times
- It’s All About… Staying Motivated to Create During the Busy End of Year Season
- It’s All About… Revision
- It’s All About… Writing Resources Part 2
- It’s All About… Writing Resources Part 1
- It’s All About… Critique Groups Part 2
- It’s All About… Critique Groups Part 1
- It’s All About… the Benefit’s of Writing Groups
- It’s All About… a New Start in the New Year
- It’s All About… Ideas
- It’s All About… Show Not Tell in the Picture Books
- It’s All About… Leaving Room for the Illustrator in Picture Books
- It’s All About… Lyrical Language in Picture Books
- It’s All About Humor in Picture Books
- It’s All About… Page Turns
- It’s All About… Heart
- It’s All About… Endings
- It’s All About… First Lines and Transitions in Chapter Books
- It’s All About… Dedications
- It’s All About… Titles
- It’s All About… Names
More Guest Posts
- June 5, 2026: How Heart Moments Hook Readers – Alayne Kay Christian Blog
- Sept. 30, 2025: Happy Book Birthday HAZEL AND MABEL: TWO HEARTS APART – Vivian Kirkfield Blog
- Sept. 17, 2025: Simply 7 with Melissa Stoller & Giveaway: HAZEL AND MABEL: TWO HEARTS APART – Jena Benton Blog
- Sept. 9, 2025: Melissa Stoller HAZEL AND MABEL TWO HEARTS APART plus a giveaway, Ellen Leventhal Blog
- Jun 4, 2021: Why Kid-Lit Writers Should Read Children’s Books, Alayne Kay Christian Blog
- Apr 24, 2021: Long and Winding Road: Publication (Usually) Doesn’t Happen Overnight, Alayne Kay Christian Blog
- Apr 7, 2021: KidLit Writing Wisdom: the Most Important Lesson Learned in my Publication Journey, Alayne Kay Christian Blog
- Dec 9, 2020: Melissa Stoller & Sadie’s Shabbat Stories, Ellen Leventhal Blog
- Oct 22, 2020: Mining for Heart: “Using Family History to Write Your Story”, Beth Anderson Blog
- Mar 10, 2021: Researching for Chapter Books #ChaBooCha, Chapter Book Challenge
- Nov 16, 2020: Book Giveaway: SADIE’S SHABBAT STORIES by Melissa Stoller, Writing and Illustrating
- Mar 27, 2020: Writing Your Chapter Book #ChaBooCha, Chapter Book Challenge
- Oct 9, 2019: Author Melissa Stoller on What It Takes to Be Published, Lydia Lukidis Children’s Author Blog
- Jun 8, 2019: Writing Resources, Epic Eighteen
- May 7, 2019: Three Tips from Melissa Stoller Plus Prizes!, Spring Into Writing
- Apr 15, 2019: When Inspiration Strikes, #BookBlastoff
- Mar 8, 2019: Brainstorming Chapter Book Ideas #ChaBooCha, Chapter Book Challenge
- Feb 21, 2019: Why Authors Write, #BookBlastoff
- Jan 29, 2019: Tips for an Awesome Book Debut, GROG
- Sep 27, 2018: Setting Publishing Goals, Epic Eighteen
- Sep 18, 2018: Dialogue in Chapter Books, Chapter Book Challenge
- Sep 13, 2018: How Educators Can Use Scarlet’s Magic Paintbrush, Epic Eighteen
- Oct 25, 2018: Release Day Fun with Scarlet’s Magic Paintbrush, Epic Eighteen
- Jul 28, 2018: My Inspiration, Epic Eighteen
- Jul 25, 2018: How I Met My Publisher and Editor, Epic Eighteen
- Jul 4, 2018: The Collaboration Process, Epic Eighteen
- Jun 8, 2018: Writing Resources, Epic Eighteen
- Mar 28, 2018: My Typical Writing Day, Epic Eighteen
- Mar 16, 2018: How to Write a Chapter Book Series #ChaBooCha, Chapter Book Challenge
- Apr 5, 2018: Scarlet’s Magic Paintbrush, A Song of Six Pens
- Sep 8, 2017: Melissa Stoller’s Top Ten Chapter Book Writing Tips –Plus Giveaway!, Alayne Kay Christian Blog
- Jul 28, 2017: Book Release: The Enchanted Snow Globe Collection – Book One: Return to Coney Island, Chapter Book Challenge
- Sep 13, 2017: How to Start Writing Your Chapter Book During ChaBooCha Lite, Chapter Book Challenge
- Mar 15, 2017: Working Your Way Through ChaBooCha 2017 #ChaBooCha, Chapter Book Challenge