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Creating Art, A Consistent Income & A Life Of Meaning
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— In this episode, Alice shares how she became an author and then how she became an author who has supported herself for 13 years! She is also the founder of the successful summer camp, Words on Fire Writing Camp for Teens, which is going into its 13th summer. Alices gives advice for creatives on how to support themselves as they create their art, a consistent income, and setting and sticking to a trajectory with their careers.
Valeria interviews Alice B. McGinty — She is the author of “The Sea Knows, Feasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Year to Christmas, A Synagogue Just Like Home, Bathe the Cat, Gandhi: A March to the Sea, and many other titles.”
Alice B. McGint delights in igniting imaginations. As the award-winning author of over 50 children’s books, she makes fiction and non-fiction accessible, engaging, and fun.
Her books include 2022 JLG Selection and Chicago and New York Public Libraries Best Book of 2022, Bathe the Cat; 2021 ALA Notable Book, JLG Selection and Norman A. Sugarman Honor Book, The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation; and 2019 JLG Selection, The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney. Alice has successfully supported herself as a writer for the past thirteen years. This summer, she celebrates the 13th year of running Words on Fire Writing Camp for Teens, which she established and leads. Alice is a Regional Adviser Emerita of the Illinois Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, a presenter, writing coach and tutor, book reviewer, freelance writer, mom, and last but not least, a traveler.
To learn more about Alice B. McGinty and her work, please visit: https://www.alicebmcginty.com/ http://www.newsfromthehappyside.com/, and https://wordsonfirecamp.wordpress.com/
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