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In this episode of Courage to Create, author Jess Rinker and illustrator Daria Peoples-Riley join host Bethany Hegedus to discuss their picture book biography GLORIA TAKES A STAND: HOW GLORIA […]
Continue ReadingIn this episode of Courage to Create, Bethany Hegedus welcomes both debut author Kathleen Cornell Berman and debut illustrator Keith Henry Brown. Their picture book biography, BIRTH OF THE COOL: […]
Continue ReadingOn this episode of Courage to Create, Bethany tackles the sticky subject of self-promotion through Jennifer Weiner’s recent Publisher’s Weekly article, “Deconstructing ‘I Wrote A Thing.’” Writers, especially women, struggle […]
Continue ReadingAnn Braden writes books about kids struggling to find their voice amidst the realities of life. Her debut middle grade novel THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS was listed as one of […]
Continue ReadingThis Courage to Create episode is all about learning to be resilient and work with the negative aspects of ourselves and others while also learning to set boundaries. Bethany Hegedus […]
Continue ReadingWriting Barn friend and master storyteller Kathi Appelt returns to The Porchlight after having joined Bethany previously in episode 5. In this latest episode, they discuss Kathi’s first young adult […]
Continue ReadingThat’s right! You heard us correctly, the Porchlight Podcast will now be fully folded under author Bethany Hegedus’ Courage to Create Series. Listen to this quick episode to find […]
Continue ReadingDo you have great expectations about writing and publishing and how much time your literary life should take? Are you constantly disappointed because your literary life isn’t meeting those high […]
Continue ReadingIn this episode of The Porchlight Podcast, Bethany interviews Charlotte Sullivan Wild whose debut picture book is THE AMAZING IDEA OF YOU, illustrated by Mary Lundquist (Bloomsbury, 2019). Charlotte has served […]
Continue ReadingBethany Hegedus is back with episode 9 in her Courage to Create series. This is Bethany’s most personal and forthright talk yet where she discusses how to create from personal […]
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