Authors, Kai Strand & LA Dragoni

Today on Three Times A Charm we meet the brother/sister writing team, David Fraser & Heather Brainerd. I love introducing my readers to the people who work in children’s publishing. Glad you could join us, guys. Can you tell us a little about yourselves, please? Heather's Bio: I live in New York with my photographer husband, our three sons, and a crazy pug-terrier. When I’m not writing, I like to read, go for walks with my dog, and work out while watching the show Bones . I also run a Disney blog, and spend a lot of time daydreaming about my next trip to Disney World…or maybe we should go to Disneyland…or maybe a Disney cruise. Okay, so I’m kind of Disney-obsessed. Dave's Bio: I also live in New York, but three hours away from Heather. This is probably for the best. I'm most tolerable in small doses. I have a wife and two daughters, who surprisingly choose to live with me and not three hours away. Oh, and we have a dog, too. He's a Yorkie-mutt who rea...

It’s Friday! Time for Building Character in which you get to meet characters from a book. Talking to a character outside of their book is fun! Huge. Amounts. Of fun.  This week Strands of Thought plays host to Rosemary and Josh Cooper from Shadows of New York. Rosemary and Josh are brother and sister (just like the writing team that wrote their story – huh!)  I’m so glad you guys could join us. I’m really looking forward to reading your book. Can you tell our readers a little about yourselves, please? Josh: Hi, I’m Josh. Um, I’m eleven years old and this is my sister– Rosemary: Ladies first, Josh! J: I was just about to introduce you. You can be so annoying sometimes! R: Whaevs. Hi, everyone! I’m Rosemary Cooper. I’m six years old and I love glitter! J: Um, don’t you think there’s something more interesting we should tell them about? R: Like what? J: Like the fact that our nanny is a werewolf? R: Oh, yeah! Aiden is a werewolf. Isn’t that cool? Oh...