Iām a previously published non-fiction author, so why self-publish The Groovy Granny? Why, when thereās so little money in it, and such a small audience? Hereās why. by Heather Grace Stewart Update: You can now preview and buy The Groovy Granny, first published in 2011, on Amazon! The young illustrator went on to illustrate the …
The Groovy Granny Has Arrived! (or: What I Didn’t See Coming)
Some of you wonderful regular readers have also been reading my children's poetry blog, A Children's Poetry Place. A few months ago, I told you I've been working on a new children's book this year. In actual fact, I've been working on this collection of poems for a decade. Two of them were in my …
Continue reading "The Groovy Granny Has Arrived! (or: What I Didn’t See Coming)"
Messy Nat and Neat Nina
I like to dust; I like to clean. I love to make things shimmer and glean. My sister Nat is different; she likes a good mess. So sometimes I clean for her, I confess. Once I took her to the cleaners, not her old coin Laundromat, but they made a mistake, and laundered Nat! I …
A Few Kids Poems: Introducing Artist Kayla Stewart, 5
Did you guys know I write childrens' poems? I love it. In fact, my first published book was a children's e-book, Bubble Mud and Other Poems (available as a PDF file for anyone interested). The publisher no longer exists, and the rights to those poems have reverted to me. I've included some of the best …
Continue reading "A Few Kids Poems: Introducing Artist Kayla Stewart, 5"
Taking the LEAP
American writer and poet Jamie Dedes, a former columnist and features writer, reviewed 'Leap' today in her Saturday Review series. I'm thrilled with her well-written, informative review (and tickled she'd put Anne Murray, k.d. lang, and Mark Vonnegut in the same sentence as my name) and wanted to share parts of it with my readers …
Heather Grace Stewart 