Written by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb People often ask writers, “Where do you get your ideas?” It’s funny, but the ideas are usually the easy part: anything that makes me pause, makes me go huh, I didn’t know that…THAT’S a story idea. The hard part? Where to go from there! I start with research. I love... Continue Reading →
Magic Matchmakers
Written by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb Story cupids? Book brokers? Novel diplomats? These are the terms I mulled over, trying to describe what it is you amazing, magical librarians do every day. But I keep coming back to this one: matchmakers, pure and simple. At the heart of it all, that’s what you do: you match story... Continue Reading →
Learning With Leaders at the School Library Journal Summit
Written by Jennifer Sharp and Erika Long Two years ago, after attending in our own backyard here in Nashville, the two of us made a pact: if the School Library Journal Leadership Summit is within reach geographically and financially, we are determined to make the trip every year. The reason we keep returning? It is,... Continue Reading →