Sarah’s Smorgasbord

About the Substack

Deep dives, interviews, & resources from kid lit author Sarah Allen (who also writes comics, screenplays, midlife romance, songs, and a buffet of odes to her cat.) Often flavored neurospicy, always leavened with Joy.

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  • Public Posts and a free Editing Checklist

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  • Video Writing Classes
  • Top 9 Platform and Marketing Tips for Authors
  • Query Letter Sample that got 4 Agent Offers

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  • $50 a year
  • $5 a month

About Sarah Allen

Award-winning author: WHAT STARS ARE MADE OF, BREATHING UNDERWATER, THE NIGHTMARE HOUSE, and MONSTER TREE. I make silly sketches & songs & snuzzle cats.

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