Episode 82 - Interview with children's author Bob Hartman

The Creative Writer's Toolbelt

Oct 15 2016 | 00:37:20

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Show Notes

This episode first appeared (briefly!) back in 2014 but mysteriously disappeared, making it a missing episode. It's a conversation with the writer Bob Hartman. Bob is a children’s writer and storyteller, he draws inspiration from the Bible and classical sources like Aesop’s fables for his work. In this interview he talks about the essentials of writing for children as well as storytelling and how to approach a publisher.

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