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Chitchat with Author Kirsti Call

8/25/2020

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Hello, summer readers!

After a series of summertime siestas and soaking in the sun, I am back to welcome you to KidLit Oasis. As you might remember, this is the place to refresh your spirits, recharge your creativity, and get a literary mood boost!

Now once again, stretch your smiles wide and get comfy and cozy for a lovely chitchat because today we are kicking off the new season with author Kirsti Call! She will share some wisdom, insight, and inspiration with us! Plus, there's a giveaway, too!

Welcome, Kirsti Call! Thank you for joining us on the blog. Please briefly describe your journey to publication.

A: My first book,THE RAINDROP WHO COULDN’T FALL, came out in 2013, very soon after I started writing picture books. It was a miracle that I’ve been grateful for ever since---especially because I had a 5 year gap full of submissions and rejections and more rejections. Finally I signed with Emma Sector at Prospect agency 2 years ago and now I have 3 books coming out.  MOOTILDA’S BAD MOOD is releasing almost exactly 7 years after my raindrop book. 

Q: What do you find most challenging in this business, either on the creative or publishing side of things? What do you find most rewarding? What helps you stay motivated?

A: Rejections are the worst.  But rejections are what make the process of actually making a book sooooo special. I love watching how kids react to my book—a laugh from a kid reader is priceless! And because I adore words and creating stories, I stay motivated—it’s all about loving the journey!

Q: Could you share any craft tools or techniques that you find most helpful to you when working on a project? What does your revision process look like?

A:I revise my stories a gazillion times.  I write, re-write, send to critique partners, quibble over words, send to other critique partners, re-write, send to my agent, then re-write again.  Mentor texts are super helpful for me as I’m working on a project—when I find a book that conveys the feeling I want to convey, I try to understand how that book accomplished it, and infuse that into my writing.

Q: What's coming up for you next? Please tell us about any new releases, exciting news, upcoming events or anything else you'd like to share with our readers?

A: I have two more books coming out into the world!  COW SAYS MEOW releases with HMH on March 16, 2021, and COLD TURKEY releases with Little Brown in the Fall of 2021.  Also, Kim Chaffee and I have started a podcast called Picture Book Look.  Interviewing authors and illustrators has been an incredible adventure---and each episode is only 15 minutes, so it’s short and sweet.

Thank you, Kirsti!

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Don't forget to leave a comment so you can be entered in the giveaway for a chance to win an ARC of Mootilda's Bad Mood! 

Connect with Kirsti Call:

Website: www.kirsticall.com/
Twitter: @kirsticall
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Kirsti Call is the co-host of the Picture Book Look Podcast and the co-coordinator of ReFoReMo. She reads, reviews, revises and critiques every day as a 12x12 elf, a blogger for Writer's Rumpus, and a member of critique groups. She's judged the CYBILS award for fiction picture books since 2015. Kirsti's picture book, MOOTILITA'S BAD MOOD (Little Bee) debuts fall 2020. COW SAYS MEOW (HMH) and COLD TURKEY (Little Brown) release in 2021. Kirsti is represented by Emma Sector at Prospect Agency.


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And the winner
of
Mootilda's Bad Mood is. . .
Susan
Kang!!!
Congratulations, Susan!

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11 Comments
Cynthia Ahern
8/28/2020 08:56:51 am

thank you fir not giving up. Would love to share your books with my building.

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Kirstine Erekson Call link
9/14/2020 07:55:52 am

Yipppeee!

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Susie
8/28/2020 05:16:19 pm

What a great lesson on perseverance and determination! Can’t wait to read your books to my students.

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Kirstine Erekson Call link
9/14/2020 07:55:30 am

Fantastic!!!

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Ellen Leventhal
8/28/2020 05:24:18 pm

I can't wait to read this book! I am a bit obsessed with cows. :) Thanks to both Rosie and Kirsti!

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Kirstine Erekson Call link
9/14/2020 07:55:15 am

Cowabunga, Ellen! Thank you!

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Hannah Hofrichter
8/28/2020 05:38:45 pm

I'm excited to share this interview (and hopefully) the book with my 7 year old. She has been writing stories, and we have been talking about how important the read, edit, tweak process is. It will be inspiring to see that a "real" author does the same.

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Kirstine Erekson Call link
9/14/2020 07:54:39 am

Yay Hannah!!!

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Julie Nardone
8/28/2020 09:06:07 pm

Great interview. You are a role model for perseverance! Can't wait to read Mootilda's Bad Mood, Cow Says Meow, and Cold Turkey!

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Kirstine Erekson Call link
9/14/2020 07:54:22 am

Thank you, Julie!

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Kristi
9/1/2020 01:44:48 pm

Can't wait to read this!

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    ​Rosie J. Pova is a 
    multi-published,
    ​award-winning children's author, speaker, and writing coach on a mission to inspire children not only to read and write more, but to use their creativity, follow their passions, dream big and believe in themselves.
     
    Rosie visits schools and shares her inspirational journey as an immigrant from Bulgaria and how she became a published author, encouraging kids to persist, push through rejections, and hold a high vision for themselves.

    Rosie's upcoming picture book, Sunday Rain, will be released in March 2021. It's a story that celebrates imagination, the love of books, and new friendships.

    Check out her Critique Services here, her Workshops here, and her school visits page here.

    Rosie is represented by Jessica Schmeilder of Golden Wheat Literary.

    ​Twitter: @RosiePOV
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