The writer lets us in on trimming excess, cutting to the chase, pushing through weeds and the strange dichotomy of promotion. Alexis O’Neill, a multi-award-winning author, is hard at work writing children’s books in every genre. With four picture books published (Loud Emily [about which Publisher’s Weekly (starred review) wrote: “O’Neill crafts a charmer…Emily’s quest

When I’m inspired to write something, it feels like I have to do it right now, like when you have a full bladder, only the outcome is usually more enjoyable.

Does your creative process come from a place of something [unfamiliar] that scares you or from a familiar place of strength?