Hi I’m Heidi Fiedler! I help writers find ease and joy in the creative process with classes, coaching, and more. I’m so glad you’re here!
Peek inside my notebook to get inspired, make new connections, develop your craft, and grow as a children’s book writer. In this post, I explore a variety of wild things in picture books and provide exercises that will help you craft your own unique character.
Have you read Tiny Habits yet? It’s one of those books I put off reading forever, because I thought surely this could just be a blog post and doesn’t need to be a book. But it does, because Fogg has been studying habits for a long time and has a lot of insightful examples and suggestions to make it easy for anyone to adopt his methods.
The Sidewalk Chalk Talks are inspiring interviews with mothers who are making space for creativity and finding ease and joy in the process. The women I admire are bright, visionary creatures who love their work and their families. The different dimensions of their lives enrich each other and the world we share. I hope these conversations will inspire you and your work! Meet writer Nicole Gulotta.
Every picture book is different, but they all need at least three of these qualities, maybe even four or five. It depends what thoughts and feelings you want to leave the reader with. At the same time, I can't imagine any book has all of these qualities. It's your job as the author to pick and choose the tools that work best for your story. You are the artist, and you get to decide!
The Sidewalk Chalk Talks are inspiring interviews with mothers who are making space for creativity and finding ease and joy in the process. The women I admire are bright, visionary creatures who love their work and their families. The different dimensions of their lives enrich each other and the world we share. I hope these conversations will inspire you and your work! Meet children’s book illustrator and writer Jannie Ho.
Peek inside my notebook to get inspired, make new connections, develop your craft, and grow as a children’s book writer. In this post, I explore picture books that evoke awe.
