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Please welcome prolific children’s author Alison Reynolds to Karen’s Blog. Alison Reynolds is one of Australia’s most successful authors of children’s picture books, adventure books and books for grown-ups, publishing 30 books. Alison is here today to launch her latest picture book, A Year with Marmalade. The story of Marmalade, the ginger cat and her [...] August 9th, 2012 | Tags: A Year for Marmalade, Alison Reynolds, book giveaway, book launch, children's author, children's books, competition, Five Mile Press, Heath Mckenzie, How to Get Published, Karen Tyrrell, Karen's BLOG, picture books, Publishing tips, SCBWI | Category: Blog Tour, Book Reviews, Books, Writing | 22 comments Robin Adolphs, children’s author eXtraordinaire launched her two latest books, The Pile Up and Yesterday, I played in the Rain to a sell-out crowd in Brisbane last week. I watched mesmerized as Robin and her animated cast dressed in colourful costumes, captured the attention of her enthusiastic young audience. Robin Adolphs is an experienced primary [...] July 30th, 2012 | Tags: Amazon Kindle, book launch, children's author, children's books, interactive activites, Karen Tyrrell, Karen's BLOG, picture books, primary teacher, Robin Adolphs, SCBWI, Teacher notes, The Pile Up, Yesterday I played in the Rain | Category: Book Reviews, Books, Updates, Writing | 9 comments I’m a mental health advocate, extremely passionate about mental health for children. Kids need powerful stories to nurture positive self-talk and teach coping strategies to deal with life’s little and BIG problems. What’s my Connection with mental health for Kids? When I taught as a primary teacher, parents at my school harassed me to breaking [...] May 19th, 2012 | Tags: anxiety, Big and Me, Bipolar Disorder, Blog Tour, bookgiveaway, children's author, Children's Science Fiction, coping strategies, David Miller, Go Away Mr Worrythoughts, Happy Heros, Harry Potter, Jo Thompson, Karen Tyrrell, Karen Tyrrell Author, Kids Book Review, librarian, Marianne Musgrove, Me and Her: a Memoir of Madness, Mental Health, mental health advocate, mental illness, Nicky Johnson, parents, Paul Collins, psychologist, Sally- Anne McCormack, Star Wars, Stomp Out the ANTs, Tania McCartney, Teacher, The Circle, The Glasshouse, The Worry Tree | Category: Blog Tour, Book Reviews, Books, Mental Health, Updates, Writing | 22 comments I’d like to introduce Sally Murphy, prolific children’s author. She’s launching her brand new picture book, Do Not Forget Australia. It’s a powerful and moving story set in war torn France in 1918. About the special bond that’s forged between two young boys, one French one Australian. And how the village of Villers-Bretonneux was saved! [...] March 5th, 2012 | Tags: Angela Sunde, ANZAC day, Australian Publishers, book give-way, children's author, Claire Saxby, Dale Harcombe, Dee White, Do Not Forget Australia, France, Karen Tyrrell, Karen's BLOG, Kerri Lane, Kids Book Review, Lorainne Marwood, manuscript, picture books, Publishing advice, Publishing tips, Sally Murphy, Sally Odgers, Tania McCartney, Walker books, World War One | Category: Blog Tour, Books, Writing | 36 comments Guess where I’m Guest Blogging today? … Tania McCartney, founder of Kids Book Review requested I write a series of Guest Posts on ‘Kids books, education or writing for kids‘… An irresistible opportunity, I couldn’t refuse! I’ll be exercising my expertise as Kids Sci-fi chapter book creator and kids picture book writer, primary school teacher [...] January 22nd, 2012 | Tags: Author Readings, Author Visits, Blog contributor, book Readings, chapter books, children's author, education, Guest blogging, Josh and the It, Josh vs Lord Terra, Karen Tyrrell, Karen's BLOG, Kids Book Review, Library Readings, Logan City Council, Logan City Writers, Logan North Library, primary school teacher, Riley the Little Aviator, SCBWI, sci-fi, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars, Tania McCartney, writing for kids | Category: Books, Updates, Writing | 17 comments SQUEEE! This week I’m celebrating Mental Health Week, the ultimate opportunity to share my story of recovery and hope. I’m pouring all my creative energies into pushing mental health issues to the forefront. Last Sunday I launched the Life Writing program which Queensland Health contracted me as co-facilitator. I delivered the first two sessions to [...] October 13th, 2011 | Tags: Beyond Blue, Bipolar Disorder, Book Review, children's author, Children's Science Fiction, Josh and the It, Karen Tyrrell, Karen's BLOG, Me and Her: a Memoir of Madness, memoir, mental health advocate, Mental Health Association Queenland, mental health week, My Book Corner, Queensland Health, SANE Australia, Teacher, writing competition | Category: Blog Tour, Books, Mental Health, Speaking Out on Bipolar, Updates, Writing | 34 comments How do you write a picture book? … Creating a picture book is easy, isn’t it? Only 500 words and the audience is under 6 years old. So they won’t care! … WRONG! Picture books are the most competitive of all genres to write and get published! … Why? Some publishers prefer prolific picture [...] May 31st, 2011 | Tags: affordable manuscript assessment, Ang Hall, Australian Writers Marketplace, Beta Readers, child-centred, children's author, Children's Publisher, Claire Sax, CYA Conference, editor, Karen Collum, Kat Apel, Mem Fox, pblitchat, picture book publisher, picture books, primary teacher, Query letter, review, Robyn Opie, Sally Odgers, SCBWI, writing critique, writing group, yahoo online group | Category: Books, Updates, Writing | 13 comments Donna Jelli-Beanz, children’s author extraordinaire chats with me about my inspiration for ME AND HER :a Memoir of Madness and Kids Sci-fi JOSH and the IT . Grab a cup of tea, and meet me at Jelli-Beanz corner and for a chat … I’ll answer all your questions over a bowl of jelli-beanz. http://www.jellibeanzbooks.wordpress.com [...] August 23rd, 2010 | Tags: children's author, Jelli-beanz corner, Kids Sci-Fi, memoir | Category: Speaking Out on Bipolar | 13 comments Thanks so much for your incredible support with launching my pro-active quest to publish ME AND HER: a Memoir of Madness, my struggle and victory over Bipolar Disorder. I received your awesome support with over 100 LIKES to that page … http://karentyrrell.com/?p=2541 Last week I posted my dramatic opening page and you offered over 80 [...] June 1st, 2010 | Tags: Bipolar Disorder, book excerpts, Book karma, Brisbane, children's author, Children's Science Fiction, facebook fan page, Josh and the It, Josh vs Lord Terra, Karen Tyrrell, Karen's BLOG, Kids Sci-Fi, Life Writing Program, Me and Her:a Memoir of Madness, memoir, Mental Health, multi genre writer, opening page, primary school teacher, publishers, recovery, SCBWI, writing blog | Category: Mental Health, Speaking Out on Bipolar, Updates, Writing | 74 comments Karen Collum and I … Two members of Logan City Writers … Our pens are poised. Tomorrow morning a LOGAN NEWS photographer will arrive at my house to do a Photo Shoot for a story on Logan City Writers … YAY! So why do I feel so damn ‘GUILTY’? I promised my writing pals [...] March 11th, 2010 | Tags: Albert and Logan News, children's author, Creative Writing, Janet Poole, Karen Webb Collum, Logan City Council, Logan City Writers, Logan Community | Category: Updates | 28 comments |
 
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