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  <title>How to Share Your Story: Ally Carter and Raina Telgemeier</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Aspiring writers and illustrators, this episode is for you! &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Maybe you keep a running list on your Notes app of book ideas, possible titles, and first lines. Maybe you have a sketchbook in the bottom of your drawer. But where do you go from there? Ally Carter and Raina Telgemeier are here with answers. They’ll talk about their new books, &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dear Ally, How Do I Write A Book?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Share Your Smile&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, which aim to help creators transfer their ideas to the page.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Resources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/dear-ally-how-do-you-write-a-book-by-ally-carter/"&gt;Learn more about &lt;em&gt;Dear Ally, How Do I Write A Book?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/share-your-smile-by-raina-telgemeier/"&gt;Learn more about&lt;em&gt; Share Your Smile&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow Ally Carter on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/officiallyally"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/theallycarter/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow Raina Telgemeier on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/goraina"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/goraina/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guests&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Ally Carter &lt;/strong&gt;is the &lt;em&gt;New York Times&lt;/em&gt; bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls, Heist Society, and Embassy Row series as well as the standalone novel &lt;em&gt;Not If I Save You First&lt;/em&gt;. Her books have been published all over the world, in over 20 languages. You can visit her online at &lt;a href="https://allycarter.com"&gt;allycarter.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Raina Telgemeier &lt;/strong&gt;is he #1 &lt;em&gt;New York Times&lt;/em&gt; bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of &lt;em&gt;Smile&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Sisters&lt;/em&gt;, which are both graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of &lt;em&gt;Drama&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Ghosts&lt;/em&gt;, and is the adapter and illustrator of four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at &lt;a href="https://goraina.com"&gt;goRaina.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Special thanks:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sound mix and recording by Daniel Jordan and Mackenzie Cutruzzula&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Produced by Emily Morrow&lt;/li&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Aspiring writers and illustrators, this episode is for you!&nbsp;<span id="docs-internal-guid-fdb31e96-7fff-d098-0f84-69868d5fb427"><span>Maybe you keep a running list on your Notes app of book ideas, possible titles, and first lines. Maybe you have a sketchbook in the bottom of your drawer. But where do you go from there? Ally Carter and Raina Telgemeier are here with answers. They’ll talk about their new books, <em><strong>Dear Ally, How Do I Write A Book?</strong></em> and <em><strong>Share Your Smile</strong></em>, which aim to help creators transfer their ideas to the page.</span></span></p>

<p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/dear-ally-how-do-you-write-a-book-by-ally-carter/" target="_blank">Learn more about&nbsp;<em>Dear Ally, How Do I Write A Book?</em></a></li>
<li><a href="https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/share-your-smile-by-raina-telgemeier/" target="_blank">Learn more about<em> Share Your Smile</em></a></li>
<li>Follow Ally Carter on <a href="https://twitter.com/officiallyally" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theallycarter/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li>
<li>Follow Raina Telgemeier on <a href="https://twitter.com/goraina" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/goraina/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Guests</strong>:</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Ally Carter </strong>is&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls, Heist Society, and Embassy Row series as well as the standalone novel&nbsp;<em>Not If I Save You First</em>. Her books have been published all over the world, in over 20 languages. You can visit her online at <a href="https://allycarter.com" target="_blank">allycarter.com</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Raina Telgemeier&nbsp;</strong>is&nbsp;he #1&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of&nbsp;<em>Smile</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Sisters</em>, which are both graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of&nbsp;<em>Drama</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Ghosts</em>, and is the adapter and illustrator of four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at <a href="https://goraina.com" target="_blank">goRaina.com</a>.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li>
<li>Sound mix and recording by Daniel Jordan and Mackenzie Cutruzzula</li>
<li>Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula</li>
<li>Produced by Emily Morrow</li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Aspiring writers and illustrators, this episode is for you!&nbsp;<span id="docs-internal-guid-fdb31e96-7fff-d098-0f84-69868d5fb427"><span>Maybe you keep a running list on your Notes app of book ideas, possible titles, and first lines. Maybe you have a sketchbook in the bottom of your drawer. But where do you go from there? Ally Carter and Raina Telgemeier are here with answers. They’ll talk about their new books, <em><strong>Dear Ally, How Do I Write A Book?</strong></em> and <em><strong>Share Your Smile</strong></em>, which aim to help creators transfer their ideas to the page.</span></span></p>

<p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/dear-ally-how-do-you-write-a-book-by-ally-carter/" target="_blank">Learn more about&nbsp;<em>Dear Ally, How Do I Write A Book?</em></a></li>
<li><a href="https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/share-your-smile-by-raina-telgemeier/" target="_blank">Learn more about<em> Share Your Smile</em></a></li>
<li>Follow Ally Carter on <a href="https://twitter.com/officiallyally" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theallycarter/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li>
<li>Follow Raina Telgemeier on <a href="https://twitter.com/goraina" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/goraina/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Guests</strong>:</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Ally Carter </strong>is&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls, Heist Society, and Embassy Row series as well as the standalone novel&nbsp;<em>Not If I Save You First</em>. Her books have been published all over the world, in over 20 languages. You can visit her online at <a href="https://allycarter.com" target="_blank">allycarter.com</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Raina Telgemeier&nbsp;</strong>is&nbsp;he #1&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of&nbsp;<em>Smile</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Sisters</em>, which are both graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of&nbsp;<em>Drama</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Ghosts</em>, and is the adapter and illustrator of four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at <a href="https://goraina.com" target="_blank">goRaina.com</a>.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li>
<li>Sound mix and recording by Daniel Jordan and Mackenzie Cutruzzula</li>
<li>Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula</li>
<li>Produced by Emily Morrow</li>
</ul>]]>
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