Author Kirsten W. Larson and Julie Hedlund discuss the joy of writing nonfiction, including:

• Why Kirsten loves writing nonfiction for young readers
• Where her writing process starts
• The difference between primary and secondary sources
• Why Kirsten loves the 12 x 12 community
• What it means for her to be a 12 x 12 Elf
• The advice she has for newer writers and seasoned writers
• How she pushes through until a manuscript works

Resources from Kirsten:

• Kirsten's website
• Reimagine Insiders Group

Books mentioned in this episode:

• This is How You Know by Kirsten W. Larson and Cornelia Li
• Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews by Julie Hedlund and Ilaria Urbinati
• Reimagining Your Nonfiction Picture Book by Kirsten W. Larson
• Telling It True: How to Write Nonfiction Kids (and Teens) Want to Read by Kirsten W. Larson
• Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome
• Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery by Meeg Pincus and Yas Imamura
• In the World of Whales by Michelle Cusolito and Jessica Lanan

Future projects not yet available:

• Shape of Our Stories: How Books Became to Be
• Light of Resistance

Get 25% off Kirsten W. Larson's webinar Noodling on Nonfiction Structure HERE.

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