74: Reading and Writing Help Process Our Own Thoughts and Emotions - Interview with author N. West Moss

I had such a fantastic time reading Birdy and then talking to the author N. West Moss about how she crafted this beautiful story! We talk about the benefits of journaling, how reading and writing help us process our thoughts and emotions and so much more in this middle grade author interview!Find middle grade author N. West Moss https://www.nwestmoss.com/https://www.instagram.com/nwestmoss/https://www.facebook.com/west.moss/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11630982.N_West_MossBirdy by N. West Moss https://www.amazon.com/Birdy-N-West-Moss/dp/0316446416/Podcast about children's booksChapters00:00 Meet middle grade author N. West Moss02:49 What is the book Birdy by N. West Moss about?04:06 What inspired West to write Birdy?05:10 The importance of the setting to the author06:47 Tell us about creating the naturalistic character09:47 Is author N. West Moss more of a city girl or a country girl?12:00 Character development - anything the author learned from the main character, what she loved about her13:48 Journaling for Birdy18:50 The benefits of journaling for kids22:25 How reading books helps us process thoughts and emotions27:17 Birdy’s younger brother mouse - writing a big age gap and creating their relationships30:44 What is next for author N. West Moss32:13 West’s book recommendation