The Children's Book Podcast · Matthew C. Winner

Getting Back Home with Debbi Michiko Florence

·36 min·3 clips
Debbi Michiko Florence shares why meeting young readers at school visits feels like an honor after working in solitude.
A children's author starts with an old fantasy.

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A clear-eyed conversation about writing for children, revising for humor, and keeping mystery readable.

The episode takes up the practical work of children's authorship, moving from the solitude of drafting to the sharper feedback that comes from school visits, writing groups, and editors.

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For a calm, craft-minded conversation about children's-book writing, school visits, and cozy middle-grade mysteries, press play.

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