As the Social Network Planner for the SCBWI Oklahoma Area, I host a regular monthly Twitter Chat for our members (and anybody else who had actually like to take part) where we talk for an hour with somebody from the kids’s publishing world, be it representative, editor, author, illustrator, and so on. The discussions are constantly dynamic and informing.

We fulfill from 7-8pm CST utilizing the hashtag #okscbwichat If you have actually ever wondered about a Twitter Chat, stop on by! We enjoy satisfying brand-new individuals.

This month’s chat session was Tuesday, July 28th

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This was the 2nd check out to our Twitter chat for Janee Trasler. We’re constantly delighted to have repeat visitors! Janee has actually been rather hectic considering that we consulted with her last, and she now has a cute series of early chapter books that simply launched in Might she enjoyed to inform all of us about.

Here’s an intro to Janee:

July 28th — Janee Trasler– Author/Illustrator

Janee Trasler composes and shows amusing books for kids. Consisting of the popular CHICKIES board book series and other excellent image books like I AM NOT A CHAIR, CAVEMAN A.B.C. STORY, and the recently released titles FROG FULFILLS pet dog and GOAT ON A BOAT.

Janee enjoys to make kids laugh. Whether she is composing books, drawing images, singing tunes, or carrying out with her puppets, she is opting for the laugh. Janee resides in Texas with her husband, her dogs, and one squeaky guinea pig.

Find Out More about Janee by visting her site:

Her Twitter manage is @janeetrasler

We had a terrific discussion with Janee. She discussed her recently released early chapter books and how they offered her the self-confidence to break out of her Photo Book convenience zone. We discussed her deal with graphic books for the really young, which caused a much deeper conversation about the various techniques one takes when developing a story in graphic unique kind versus image book kind.

She likewise promoted coach texts as something that assisted her comprehend and discover young graphic books prior to she dove in herself. “ Prior to I began, I took a lots of existing graphic books for young readers and broke them all down by page number, variety of panels, trim size, and so on. It actually assisted. I have actually Word files loaded with coach text notes now.”

Janee likewise spilled some juicy tricks about her fellow review partner– and SCBWI Oklahoma author– Tammi Sauer that you will not wish to miss out on.

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View the complete chat wrap-up HER E

You can check out the wrap-ups for all of our chats, from this year and from those in years past, HERE