tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47507648367851212362024-03-17T23:04:03.033-04:00The Storyteller's ScrollThe thoughts and musings of a children's author!Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.comBlogger280125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-56666542915993498112023-02-19T14:22:00.005-05:002023-02-20T10:07:40.876-05:00Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-28147422112015154672023-02-07T12:03:00.000-05:002023-02-07T12:03:56.151-05:00Interview With Nadia Ali and a GiveawayHi Nadia. Welcome to The Storyteller's Scroll.Can you tell us your latest news?My latest news is that my new book will be released in Spring 2023. ‘Humphrey the Egg-splorer’ is written by me and illustrated Valenti Gubianas. I signed a book deal a year ago with Yeehoo Press via my superstar agent Joyce Sweeney. Today, we are in the preorder stage of the book and looking forward to the Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-16889014800031360832023-01-26T11:24:00.001-05:002023-01-26T11:25:44.122-05:00The Second Annual Kid's Choice Kidlit Writing Contest So, today marks the Second Kid's Choice Kidlit Writing Contest. Last year, I won first place in the Middle Grade category with 200 words from a new MG Fantasy The Secret of Scaremere Forest. Here are the 200 words that won!Title: The Secret of Scaremere ForestGenre – MG Fantasy Unearthly screams echo through Scaremere Forest. “Grab my hand, Rollo.” Amara whisks her Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-58805587099972870232023-01-18T13:29:00.000-05:002023-01-18T13:29:14.884-05:00Interview and Giveaway with Andrea Denish, Author of THE WAY WE SAY HELLO! Hello Gail! Thank you for inviting me to contribute to your blog. It's great to have you at The Storyteller's Scroll., Andrea. My readers are anxious to learn about you and your new book release.1. Can you tell us your latest news? Yes, my new picture book - THE WAY WE SAY HELLO illustrated by BlueBean and published by Starry Forest Books, is hitting shelves on February Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-49972469976160584332022-12-14T09:48:00.001-05:002022-12-14T09:57:47.466-05:00Interview With Candice Marley Conner: Presenting Her Newest BookToday, I'd like to welcome Candice Marley Connor to The Storyteller's Scroll blog. Hi, Gail! Thank you for having me on the Storyteller’s Scroll.Cover subject to changeIt's a pleasure to have you visit us, Candice, and share your publishing news. 1. Can you tell us a bit about your most recent release? My latest news is that I have a Mardi Gras ABC picture book releasing on January 6th,Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-84625085102529895012022-11-04T16:03:00.000-04:002022-11-04T16:03:20.656-04:00An interview with Kim T.S.Today, THE STORYTELLER'S SCROLL welcomes K.T. Sims. So happy to have you join us today, Andrea. I'm sure we'll all learn something new from you. Can you tell us your latest news? Our latest book is a fun collaboration with a 9-year-old boy who wrote and illustrated his own pirate book. It's called "The Crew of the Mighty Red Cuda" and 100% of profits will go Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-16024181312501301332022-10-29T17:09:00.002-04:002022-10-29T19:46:28.785-04:00An Interview With Andrea Coke, author of the Molly Morningstar Collection.Today, THE STORYTELLER'S SCROLL welcomes Andrea Coke. award-winning author of the Molly Morningstar Collection. So happy to have you join us today, Andrea. I'm sure we'll all learn something new from you.Can you tell us your latest news?A year ago this month, I published my first book and now I’m launching the 3rd book in my Molly Morningstar series. It’s hard to believe how much has Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-3078643133586920592022-10-26T20:31:00.001-04:002022-10-26T20:31:17.781-04:00Monstermania on The Storyteller's Scroll - A List of Halloween Monsters Monstermaniaboogeymangargoylegenieghoul goblin manticoreogres phooka shapeshifterskeletonsorceresstroll vampirewarlockwerewolf/werecatwill-o-the wisp witchwraithGayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-11054410310312837182022-10-01T08:37:00.003-04:002022-10-01T08:37:37.881-04:00FALL WRITING FRENZY ENTRY- 2022FALL WRITING FRENZY 2022WICKED SHADOWS “Bwah-ha-ha-ha!” The screeching laugh surrounds us like the cold wind biting our skin. “Hurry Max, they said to reach the safehouse before the stars shine.”“We’re moving as fast as we can, Bobby. Marna twisted her ankle in the woods.”“But the sky’s already gray.” He runs back. “We only have minutes. We’ll move faster if we both help her.” “No,Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-14932519144763024742022-09-30T15:49:00.008-04:002022-09-30T15:55:58.384-04:00Simple Answers to Questions for the Kid Lit Writer As we a just getting back to "normal" with book festivals, book signings, and school visits, I thought I'd take the opportunity to share some of the questions and answers that I, along with a kid lit panel of greats such as Jodi Meadows (The Orphan Queen series) and Noniqua Ramos (Beauty Woke) answered for prospective writers at the Rocktown Authorfest in April of this year. &Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-9792734207764506372022-02-11T15:21:00.001-05:002022-02-11T15:21:32.828-05:00Energized to Write for the New Year So happy to be attending the SCBWI National Conference this week. My peer critiques went well two nights ago, and energized me to see the possibilities in my manuscript I may have overlooked.And I'm looking forward to gleaning new information about the kid lit industry in all the seminars.Here's to a New Year of writing children's books.Currently, I'm working on a YA Magical Realism novel Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-81679757519278665422021-10-08T19:50:00.005-04:002021-10-08T20:03:31.280-04:00Why Are You the Person to Write This Story? by Gayle C. KrauseThough I’ve been writing for nearly twenty years, it’s not the question that’s foremost in my mind when I create my stories, and yet, the answer is important. Some agents even want the answer when you query them. With every author, the answer varies, but not until I really sat down and made myself think of why I wrote my five published books did I realize what my answers were. Let’s Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-5785098044374640022021-02-06T20:12:00.007-05:002021-02-06T20:15:38.011-05:00Kirkus Magazine Mentions DADDY, CAN YOU SEE THE MOON? So this just happened yesterday...INDIE BOOKS THAT TAKE KIDS TO THE MOONBY DAVID RAPP • YESTERDAYTHE MOON HAS LONG BEEN A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR WRITERS AND READERS, EVER SINCE POETS STARTED RHYMING IT WITH THE WORD JUNE. CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHORS ARE NO EXCEPTION; JUST LOOK AT MARGARET WISE BROWN’S CLASSIC, GOODNIGHT MOON, IN WHICH THE NARRATOR TREATS THE Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-51861956616230020372020-10-01T14:50:00.000-04:002020-10-01T14:50:36.037-04:00Fall Writing Frenzy 2020 - Image #12 LITTLE WITCHFALL WRITING FRENZY 2020A “Little” Witchy Magic! My sisters said I can’t attend the Midnight Magic Ball. “A snip of a witch! Untried! Unskilled! Besides…she’s much too small.” My biggest sister says she turned a boy into a ghost. And changing puppies into cats? My middle sister’s boast! But I will prove them wrong if I practice every day. My spells will Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-5735953720614964562020-09-23T23:08:00.001-04:002020-09-23T23:22:15.269-04:00Fall Frenzy Writing Contest 2020 I entered this last year and it was a great writing experience. This year’s rules:1. Choose a fall image from Lydia Lukidis’s blog www.lydialukidis.wordpress.com2. Write a 200 word (or less) poem, story, mood piece, whatever strikes your fancy from the chosen image as long as it’s child friendly.3. Entries MUST be submitted from October 1-3 by midnight.4. Enter by posting on your blog Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-25550279960407435022020-09-14T16:00:00.002-04:002020-09-14T16:15:11.194-04:00WALKOUT - A PICTURE BOOK BY TINA SHEPARDSON My last post, in July, was to celebrate and review one of my Wheatie sisters for her picture book, SHE LEADS. Today, I am celebrating and reviewing another. Tina Shepardson's new picture book just released this week. WALKOUT demonstrates for young children that they have the right to let their voices be heard for a topic that concerns their safety.Shepardson’s WALKOUT isGayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-19121347108296313362020-07-08T19:36:00.000-04:002020-07-08T19:36:07.823-04:00Book Review of SHE LEADS by June SmallsSo, I won a copy of this book in Zombie Week. June Smalls is my Wheatie sister and I am pleased to post my review here. I thoroughly recommend this book for classroom, bedtime, family readings, and for all adult lovers of elephants.One of the first things that attracted my eye as I opened June Small’s SHE LEADS was the double text (one for preschoolers – simple) and one for older Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-14478684647105414762020-06-22T15:08:00.003-04:002020-06-22T15:10:04.550-04:00SO YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR CHILDREN....CHECK THIS WRITING RETREAT OUT!!!INSPIRATION, MOTIVATION, AND CREATION IN TWO DAYSJUNE 25 - 26, 2020 THE WRITING MAGIC WRITING RETREAT sponsored by CALLIE-METLER SMITH IS ABOUT Strengthening writing skills, clarity7 on writing goals, and inspiration for your writing passion.Please join me on June 25, 2020 at 2:00 EST. for my presentation of "BEYOND THE FAIRYTALE." FROM CALLE:I've Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-8664454329793903702020-06-05T14:15:00.000-04:002020-06-05T14:15:18.634-04:00BRAID YOUR STORIES FOR MORE INTEREST and BOOK GIVEAWAY
BRAIDED STORYLINES
You’ve all heard of braided breads and French braided hair, but did you know stories need to be braided, too?
Braided stories should have three storylines, as each section of tresses in a plait. Writers who plod along on one story throughout the entire manuscript run the risk of writing a boring story. Readers need some unexpected happenings and this can be done a Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-5772530078100904732019-10-07T14:31:00.000-04:002019-10-07T14:31:04.549-04:00KIDLIT FALL FRENZY WRITING CONTEST!The time has come to enter holiday writing contests. KIDLIT Fall Frenzy, Halloweensie, and in December, Rock Star Santa's Bookbag.
So today I am entering The Kidlit Fall Frenzy Writing Contest.
A ton of thanks to Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez and Lydia Lukidis for planning this event! They've gathered a ton of wonderful prizes. You might enter yourself.
https://Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-6909836626211596022019-10-07T13:47:00.000-04:002019-10-07T13:47:54.036-04:00Milford Library Presents... Children's Veterans Day with Author Gayle C. KrauseGayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-48344053911991837692019-06-21T22:06:00.000-04:002019-06-21T22:06:08.027-04:00FRACTURED FAIRYTALE FUN PLUS 2 GIVEAWAYSHEAR YE! HEAR YE!
ONCE UPON A TWISTED TALE
has arrived at castle Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Clearfork.
Please join me in welcoming the fantastic fairytale characters in their fractured "poetic stories."
And there is a challenge for you........ a chance to win a signed copy and a rhyming picture book critique.
TO WIN:
1. Write a "fractured fairytale poem" of Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-21367052535349980752019-04-23T14:33:00.000-04:002019-04-23T14:33:50.688-04:00Interview with SPORK Author Erin Le Clerc
G'day, Erin.
The Storyteller's Scroll would like to welcome a SPORK children's author from the "land down under." My readers will be interested in your path to publication.
1. How long have you been writing?
My whole life, really! But in terms of making a serious commitment to writing children’s fiction specifically, about three years.
2. When and where do you write?
Most Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-72706937775097710252019-04-17T08:47:00.002-04:002019-04-17T08:47:50.577-04:00BOOK LAUNCH - Daddy, Can You See The Moon?The book launch for my newest picture book, Daddy, Can You See The Moon? is set for April 27th.
I am very excited to share this important story with children and families.
Please stop by, if you are in Scranton, PA that day.
Thank you.Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-36491867857678400652019-03-23T16:26:00.000-04:002019-03-23T16:26:06.443-04:00Happy Book Birthday - DADDY, CAN YOU SEE THE MOON?Gayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.com4