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Jan 4, 2019

AN INTERVIEW WITH VIVIAN KIRKFIELD

Vivian Kirkfield’s career path is paved with picture books. She shelved them at the library during her college years. She read them to her students when she taught kindergarten. And now, she writes them. She makes her picture book author debut in 2019 with three, yes, THREE, new titles including Pippa’s Passover Plate (Holiday House, February 2019), Four Otters Toboggan: An Animal Counting Book (PomegranateKids, March 2019), and Sweet Dreams, Sarah (Creston Books, May 2019). Vivian is a great example of how hard work and a willingness to learn can lead to success!

We talk about:

  • Manuscript Wishlist
  • Pitmad
  • How to connect to the larger community
  • Most important things to do as new writer
  • What do you need
  • 4 Ps that you need to keep going when you don’t feel like moving forward

 

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