Better Than Fiction Characters and Crucial Community with Wendy C. Goldstein

Hello, story nerds! Today’s guest on Getting to The Heart of Why We Write is Wendy C. Goldstein. Wendy’s recent book, Oscar’s Blue Bandana, is the true story of her dog, Oscar, earning his blue bandana as a therapy dog. I met Wendy through the kidlit world in 12x12 and along with a handful of other writers we’ve created the PictureBookPeeps debut group. Website and podcast for our group are forthcoming. So, in the meantime enjoy this episode and check out Oscar’s Blue Bandana at your nearest book retailer! Highlights: The benefits of having a writing coach when battling imposter syndrome. Bringing a book to life with real characters at author visits. The better than fiction Oscar who inspired her book. How crucial community is to writing. Links: The 12x12 Picture Book Challenge Oscar’s Blue Bandana on Bookshop, Amazon Wendy and Oscar’s website Wendy and Oscar on Instagram Thank you again to Wendy for sharing your time to talk with me. I can’t wait to see what Oscar does next in this series! If you’re craving more author interviews stay tuned for next week with author/editor Stacy Juba! In the interim, make sure you’re all caught up on Why We Write including last week’s interview with Laura Roettiger. Thanks for being here!