A chat with Christy Yaros about finding a writing community

Christy and I chat about the KidLit community and the different types of groups and learning communities that are available to writers. This interview premiered during KidLit Summer Camp 2024.
Christy Yaros is a certified book coach and story editor, working with serious middle grade and young adult writers who want to create stories that engage, encourage, and empower young people. She happily spends her days talking craft and coaxing stories out of her clients. Previous iterations of Christy have done pretty much all the things in the educational publishing world, from proofreader to managing editor to author. Christy holds an MFA in Writing for Children from Simmons University. Christy is also a Co-Assistant Regional Advisor for SCBWI-NE and a cohost of the Coaching KidLit Podcast.
I'm Sara Gentry, a math Ph.D. turned Author Accelerator certified book coach. I help writers find the solutions they need to write books they love.