Bonus Q&A: Betsy Bird Interviews Veera Hiranandani - The Story Seeds Podcast

Listen along as The Story Seeds Podcast host Betsy Bird chats with Veera Hiranandani (author of the Newbery Honor-winning book THE NIGHT DIARY). They go behind the scenes and talk about what it was like to grow 10 year old Willa’s story seed into the short story "Under the Maple Tree" for Episode 2 “From Homeschool to Public School."In this bonus episode, Veera also shares writing tips, including the importance of drawing inspiration from your own experiences and naming your characters. Plus, she talks about her writing life and tells us the cool story of her journey to becoming a published children's book author. Books and Media mentioned in this episode: <a href="https://amzn.to/2UBAwLJ" target="_blank">The Night Diary</a> by Veera Hiranandani. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TcwrIrPzTJg9BJMyS9KVCjJSFVIrSjIyS9KLQIAj5EKFA&q=dora+the+explorer&oq=dora+t&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j46l2j0l4.2116j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Dora the ...