Bookshelf Detective by Kim Tomsic

Bookshelf Detective by Kim Tomsic

A Tribute to Richard Peck

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Monday, February 20, 2012

Save the Snow Snake!

Sonder is a snow snake who thinks he’s ready to take on the snow snake tradition of helping kids ski. When Granslither tries to teach So...

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

How to Write a Synopsis: Advice from Industry Experts

Notes for Crafting a Winning Synopsis from Industry Experts: Congratulations! You’ve written your 75,000 word master piece. Now in...

Monday, February 13, 2012

Have we forgotten Haiti? Eight Days: A Story of Haiti "From National Book Award nominee Edwidge Danticat comes a timely, ...

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Awards Announced

2012 Newbery, Caldecott and Prinz And the 2012 Newbery goes to... 2012 Newbery Medal Winner The 2012 Newbery Medal winner is Dead E...

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Dispelling the Rumors and Myths about Pitches, Queries and Synopsizes

Pitches, Queries, Synopsizes, Oh My! Twitter is an amazing social networking tool that offers the opportunity to engage people with whom ...

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Yoga Poses to Ward Off the Evils of Writer's Block

Yoga Poses to Ward Off Evils such as Writer’s Block by Kim Tomsic As I bowed forward in a yoga pose meant to flush my lymphati...

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About Me

Kim Tomsic: I’m a reader, writer, dreamer, believer, and lover of peanut M-n-Ms. My publishing heroes including Richard Peck, Bryan Collier, Ingrid Law, Meg Medina, Kate DiCamillo, Rebecca Stead, Nicola Yoon, Laurie Halse Anderson, Christina Soontornvat, Eliot Schrefer, Dianne White, and others! How my publishing career unfolded: It started with a love of reading. Next, I wrote a manuscript, joined the SCBWI, and a critique group. I read blogs, craft books (on plot, character, and structure). I attended conferences, hosted writer gatherings, subscribed to Writers Digest (and won a contest!). I wrote articles and studied craft. Five years later, I landed my first book deal!—dreams do come true! My debut book, The 11:11 Wish released in 2018 with HarperCollins. My debut nonfiction picture book, GUITAR GENIUS (illustrated by Brett Helquist), released in 2019 with Chronicle Books. The 12th Candle came next (HarperCollins). The Elephants Come Home hit bookshelves in 2021 (illustrated by Hadley Hooper) and has been internationally published and named to more than nine state reading lists! Comic artist, Mark Parisi and I co-wrote The Truth About 5th Grade (HarperCollins). It's on shelves now.

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