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Emily Saw a Door - Acquired by Random House Studio!!
Ever since she was born 14 months ago, Emily has dreamed of being in bookstores around the world. Now, it appears she is on her way. That...
Mel Rosenberg
Aug 7, 20241 min read
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EMILY SAW A DOOR Chosen as a Picture Book of 2023 by "Israel Today"
Out of the blue, my editor Yotam Shwimmer wrote me that our book EMILY SAW A DOOR was selected as one (of two) 'children's books of the...
Mel Rosenberg
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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Don't Be a Dummy
Dummy books are books that we create to get a better idea of what our book is going to look like Illustrators and author-illustrators...
Mel Rosenberg
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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Kenya Hops Into a Popular Weekend Magazine?
I was very excited when an Israeli newspaper asked me to submit a story for their weekend magazine. The one they chose was the Hebrew...
Mel Rosenberg
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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Meeting Emily
I went to meet Emily, but would she be there? She sure was! My new children's book, EMILY SAW A DOOR is now in bookstores around Israel....
Mel Rosenberg
May 16, 20231 min read
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EMILY SAW A DOOR - Going to the Printer
The book is being published here in Hebrew, and hopefully we will find publishers to licence the English and other language translations...
Mel Rosenberg
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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Jeff Throws a Breakfast
I met old friends and new, and talked about our experiences in prompting ChatGPT to create picture books It's been a long while since...
Mel Rosenberg
Feb 19, 20231 min read
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New Books Network - I meet Caleb Zakarin in New York
I have an important afternoon meeting - with the wonderful Caleb Zakarin from the NBN I have just landed in New York, but have an...
Mel Rosenberg
Feb 19, 20231 min read
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Oh Yes, Chris!
Chris Haughton is right up there with my favorite (or should I say favourite) children's authors and illustrators. Interview with Chris...
Mel Rosenberg
Feb 12, 20231 min read
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The Future of Stories in the AI Age
Are we authors doomed? AI can write our stories from a prompt, can come up with 'it's own ideas' for stories, and can generate pictures...
Mel Rosenberg
Jan 31, 20232 min read
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Storystorm, Tara Lazar, Tammi Sauer, Wordy Birdy and New Ideas
I'm perplexed. Before I interviewed the wonderful Tara Lazar two weeks ago, I thought that Storystorm was a rather silly idea. An idea a...
Mel Rosenberg
Jan 31, 20231 min read
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I Have So Many Books to Write,I'll Never Get to Bed Tonight
I wrote these lines at the end of my book, Bacteria Galore by Sunday af Four. The cover of "Bacteria Galore by Sunday af Four",...
Mel Rosenberg
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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Today's Writing Journey
I consider myself an idea person, having been a scientist and inventor before becoming a children's author. I even gave a presentation on...
Mel Rosenberg
Jan 10, 20232 min read
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It's All About Writing and Words
Now that my careers in science and invention are largely a thing of the past, I am able finally to focus on the passion I've had for half...
Mel Rosenberg
Jan 10, 20231 min read
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