Behind The Scenes
In my last post I talked about the thrill of getting my first proof copy. But getting a proof copy didn’t mean my book was perfect by any means. There was still so much more editing to do. Let me take you through the steps… 1. Read through proof
Behind The Scenes
If you read my last post, you will remember that I talked about how to organize ideas in a mind map. Once I organized my ideas, I started the actual writing of my book. Today I am going to explain how I designed and edited my kids book with lots
Behind The Scenes
In my previous post, I explained how I set goals and got to work on my ideas for my children's book. In the next few posts, I will walk you through how I organized my ideas, how I proofread and edited my story, and how I read through
Behind The Scenes
In my first post, I told you I have been working on a project that came from a Big Idea. So, by now you’re probably wondering just what was my Big Idea. Allow me to share! My Big Idea was to write a children’s book chock-full of colorful
Behind The Scenes
Have you ever had a big idea? One that seems so impossible and unreachable you don’t know where to start? If so, you have probably realized that big ideas can be pretty difficult to see through to the end. A big idea often stays just that... a big idea.
Book Lists
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. For a mom, more important than any gift on this day is simply soaking in the moments together with family. All too often I can forget to find joy in the busyness of chasing after the toddler, attending to the preschooler, instructing
Behind The Scenes
I have been hearing echoes of my grandmother’s voice over the last couple days, reading, “I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.” If you have school-aged children or grandchildren, you probably know that this past Friday, March 2nd, was the birthday of
Behind The Scenes
Who doesn’t love a good story? Stories are a great way to share a part of ourselves with others and for others to share a part of themselves with us. Stories are how people connect with each other, engage others, and start to understand what it’s like to
Behind The Scenes
As a family we’ve always loved stories. We read together, listen to audiobooks when we travel, and have bookshelves filled with books. So it makes sense that we would move from reading stories to also creating them, which became a small part of our Friday Fun Night entertainment. We