Welcome to Whispers From the Story Forest

Like every avid reader, I started reading as a child and still remember many of the books I read back then. Unlike many others I stopped reading children’s books when I was barely thirteen and didn’t return to them until later. I accidentally came across a post on Tom’s Midnight Garden and was tempted to read the book. Shortly after that I read Thirteen Reasons Why and it blew me away. I loved both books so much that they rekindled a long-forgotten passion – children’s books and books for YA. While I come to these books as an enthusiastic reader, I also come to them as a writer. Already when I was reading children’s books as a kid, I started writing for children. At first it was a way to cheer myself up, later it became a vocation and something that enriched my writing for adults.

I have completed two books for children, one is the first in a chapter book series for children aged 5+, the other one a MG novel. Both are currently making the rounds of agents and publishing houses.

Since last year, I felt the urge to give this passion a home. While I still write about and review books for adults on my blog Beauty is a Sleeping Cat, I will  write about reading and writing books for children and young adults on Whispers From The Story Forest.

You will find different posts on this blog—reviews, musings on KidLit, writing advice and prompts, news from other countries, resources for KidLit writers and much more.

I hope you’ll join me on my  journey.