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_Moss
Birdy by N. West Moss https://www.amazon.com/Birdy-N-West-Moss/dp/0316446416/

Podcast about children's books

Chapters
00:00 Meet middle grade author N. West Moss
02:49 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 author
06:47 Tell us about creating the naturalistic character
09:47 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 her
13:48 Journaling for Birdy
18:50 The benefits of journaling for kids
22:25 How reading books helps us process thoughts and emotions
27:17 Birdy’s younger brother mouse - writing a big age gap and creating their relationships
30:44 What is next for author N. West Moss
32:13 West’s book recommendation