All By My Shelf
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -Hello writers! My name is Jessica and this is All By My Shelf a blog and podcast featuring writing advice for KidLlit and YA writers, interviews with KidLit and YA authors, and a few deep-dive book analyses to see what makes them so good... or bad...
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Objects
June 06, 2022 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.58 MBConnect with me: Facebook . Twitter . Instagram Visit ABMS.BLOG Join The Writers’ Society Become a Member and Get Access to More (or follow me for free but get less) RedBubble Bookshop.org Find ABMS on Podbean Let's talk about objects and how they can enhance your writing! Creating objects can help bring your characters off the page and help to create stories for them. Look at the objects you have nearby. You probably have at least one of the following: a family heirloom photos of fa...
Fairy Tales
May 02, 2022 16:00 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBConnect with me: Facebook . Twitter . Instagram Visit ABMS.BLOG Join The Writers’ Society Become a Member and Get Access to More (or follow me for free but get less) RedBubble Bookshop.org Find ABMS on Podbean Let's take a brief tour of fairy tale techniques, all of which can help any writer if given the chance: Intuitive logic: fairy tales don't conform to the rules of our world, but it does have rules. They will not be explained by insistence. Furniture will sing and dance. Paths wil...
Mind Mapping
April 04, 2022 16:00 - 3 minutes - 3.55 MBConnect with me: Facebook . Twitter . Instagram Visit ABMS.BLOG Join The Writers’ Society Become a Member and Get Access to More (or follow me for free but get less) RedBubble Bookshop.org Find ABMS on Podbean Map out a set of characters for your piece so you can play with who your characters will meet, love, hate, rescue, or fight. Write the full name of your main character in the middle of the page. Add in any nicknames or pet names they have. Insert all the people in the main chara...
An Interview with Carly Heath
February 05, 2022 23:31 - 32 minutes - 27.9 MBI'm joined today by Carly Heath, debut author of THE RECKLESS KIND. A genre-defying debut, this queer historical YA centers a wild and reckless trio who fly in the face of small-town tradition—full of compassion, love, and determination to live the lives of their choosing. BUY THE RECKLESS KIND ON BOOKSHOP Become a member today and listen to the full interview (all 9 questions and 2 games), commercial-free. Connect with me: Facebook . Twitter . Instagram Visit ABMS.BLOG Join The Write...
Twisting Your Genre
January 28, 2022 12:00 - 5 minutes - 6.59 MBConnect with me: Facebook . Twitter . Instagram Visit ABMS.BLOG Join The Writers’ Society Become a Member and Get Access to More (or follow me for free but get less) RedBubble Bookshop.org Genre is hard to pin down these days. Are you telling a contemporary story or a romance? An adventure or a fantasy? Scifi, clifi, or horror? A good writer will you tell that the labels have shifted and blurred and it's hard to tell which one best describes the work most succinctly. But it is the blurr...
Generative Writing Exercise #1: Twisting Your Genre
January 28, 2022 12:00 - 5 minutes - 6.59 MBConnect with me: Facebook . Twitter . Instagram Visit ABMS.BLOG Join The Writers’ Society Become a Member and Get Access to More (or follow me for free but get less) RedBubble Bookshop.org Genre is hard to pin down these days. Are you telling a contemporary story or a romance? An adventure or a fantasy? Scifi, clifi, or horror? A good writer will you tell that the labels have shifted and blurred and it's hard to tell which one best describes the work most succinctly. But it is the blurr...
An Interview with Halli Gomez
January 24, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 7.91 MBCW: tics, suicidal ideation, self-harm. I'm joined today by Halli Gomez, award-winning author of THE LIST OF TEN. You can connect with Halli via her website: halligomez.com. LIST OF TEN A harrowing yet hopeful account of a teen living with Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder . . . and contemplating his own mortality. Ten: three little letters, one ordinary number. No big deal, right? But for Troy Hayes, a 16-year-old suffering from Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compuls...
An Interview with Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
November 02, 2021 00:47 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBWant to listen to the whole interview? Become a member of All By My Shelf today at BuyMeACoffee.com/jmtuckerman to listen to Lisa Riddiough play games, answer questions about her favorite books, and talk about her writing habits. Buy ELVIS AND THE WORLD AS IT STANDS Connect with Lisa Frenkel Riddiough Connect with Jessica Tuckerman Visit the All By My Shelf Store Buy Me A Coffee --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app -...
An Interview with Hayley Krischer
October 24, 2021 16:21 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBWant to listen to the whole interview? Become a member of All By My Shelf today at BuyMeACoffee.com/jmtuckerman to listen to Hayley Kirscher play games, answer questions about her favorite books, and talk about her writing habits. Buy THE FALLING GIRLS Connect with Hayley Krischer Connect with Jessica Tuckerman Visit the All By My Shelf Store Buy Me A Coffee --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice m...
An Interview with Soman Chainani
September 18, 2021 19:37 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBBuy Beasts & Beauty: Dangerous Tales Here Connect with Soman Chainani Connect with Jessica Tuckerman Visit the All By My Shelf Store Buy Me A Coffee You think you know these stories, don't you? You are wrong. You don't know them at all. Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life . . . and death. A prince has ...
An Interview with Jessica Vitalis
September 11, 2021 01:51 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBMy guest today is Jessica Vitalis, debut author of The Wolfs Curse. Buy The Wolf's Curse Here Connect with Jessica Vitalis Connect with Jessica Tuckerman Visit the All By My Shelf Store "I am obsessed with this story!"--Erin Entrada Kelly, author of the Newbery Honor book We Dream of Space "Boldly tells readers to take a closer look at the stories they're told--not to mention at the wolves that might be lurking in the shadows. A clear-eyed, big-hearted fable of compassion, friendship,...
An Interview with Michelle Mason
August 30, 2021 19:29 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBMy guest for this episode is Michelle Mason, debut author of Your Life Has Been Delayed. We talked about 90s fashion, technology, and adapting your work to a changing world. In between questions, we played The Book Stops Here and Never Have I Ever Spoiled My Own Book. Buy Your Life Has Been Delayed Visit My Store Visit All-By-My-Shelf.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor....
Genre VRS Audience in Kidlit
August 29, 2021 23:17 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MBI could say this with a single sentence but I plan to go on a tangent. Young Adult and Middle Grade are not genres of children’s literature. But they have their own sections at the bookstore. No kidding. Kids have their own sections at the department store too, but it’s not meant to do anything other than dictate what sizes the pants are. Visit the store Buy Me a Coffee View this episode as a post on All-By-My-Shelf.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to m...
Self Care for Writers
August 29, 2021 22:40 - 5 minutes - 5.2 MBIt honestly doesn’t matter if you’re a writer or not, self-care is important. There are some myths about it being self-indulgent, a waste of time, and expensive. Not to mention the idea that all artists are supposed to suffer (queue my eye roll here). Visit the store Buy Me a Coffee This episode is also available as a post at All-By-My-Shelf.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://...
An Interview with Jessica Speer
August 17, 2021 02:46 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBBuy Me A Coffee TeeSpring Purchase BFF OR NRF from my Bookshop See other books on my lists or buy one of your own to support the show Members and supporters of this podcast get to add their questions to my interviews so support this show today! In the future, members will get exclusives like extra episodes and exclusive videos of authors playing games. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message:...
100% Awful Writing Advice
August 08, 2021 22:10 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MBThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://all-by-my-shelf.com/2021/07/23/100-awful-writing-advice/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abms/message
Guided Meditation for Writers
August 08, 2021 21:38 - 5 minutes - 4.61 MBBuy Me a Coffee Visit the blog for more! Visit the store! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abms/message
Outlining Your Kidlit Novel
August 03, 2021 14:32 - 4 minutes - 3.72 MBThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://all-by-my-shelf.com/2021/07/08/outlining-your-kidlit-novel/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abms/message
Writing Through Your Lack of Motivation
July 23, 2021 02:14 - 7 minutes - 6.59 MBThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://all-by-my-shelf.com/2021/07/05/writing-through-your-lack-of-motivation/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abms/message
Finding Your KidLit Voice
July 02, 2021 19:57 - 9 minutes - 8.31 MBThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://all-by-my-shelf.com/2021/06/29/finding-your-voice/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abms/message
An Interview with Brandie June
June 26, 2021 20:03 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBMy first guest on ALL BY MY SHELF is debut YA author Brandie June! Gold Spun is already out on shelves so you can make your purchase through the Bookshop link here in the show notes. BUY GOLD SPUN FROM BOOKSHOP Connect with Brandie June Visit All By My Shelf Buy Me a Coffee Buy Yourself a Tee Shirt "June shines in this retelling of Rumpelstiltskin . . . with memorable characters that will appeal to a broad range of fantasy readers." -School Library Journal If Nor can't spin gold, she ...
The Writer’s Journey
June 21, 2021 16:43 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://all-by-my-shelf.com/2021/06/21/the-writers-journey/ BuyMeACoffee and add your questions for my guests to my interviews. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abms/message
Hello from All By My Shelf
June 11, 2021 17:54 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://all-by-my-shelf.com/2021/06/11/hello-from-all-by-my-shelf/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abms/message