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The books have arrived!

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

The first hundred copies of “Sarah & Katy and the Book of Blank” arrived on the doorstep yesterday afternoon. (With a week and a half to spare before the book launch next Saturday … phew!) The first copies will be … Continue reading →

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The Elsa stage of writing when we ‘let it go’

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

The final version of “Book of Blank” was uploaded to press last Saturday. For weeks leading up to that day, I had a constant internal chant of, “Come on, let’s go. Come on, let’s go. Get it done. Get it … Continue reading →

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Cover reveal for Sarah & Katy and the Book of Blank

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

(Just so you know: This isn’t the cover. It’s just a teaser. Scroll to the end to see the real thing!) There are a lot of exciting moments as an independent author. There’s the moment we type the final period … Continue reading →

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Redefining ‘Sarah & Katy and the Book of Blank’

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

All year I’ve referred to “Sarah & Katy and the Book of Blank” as the sequel to “Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets.” All year, I’ve been uncomfortable with that definition. While Book of Blank takes place in the … Continue reading →

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Kid lit is worth writing — and reading

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

Not long ago, I attended a small, informal gathering of fellow writers. We “talked shop” in the usual way: asked how each other’s projects were coming along, shared our hopes for our own projects, and discussed the woes of writing. … Continue reading →

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