Behind The Scenes
I’ve given you a month of sneak peeks into the journey of creating my book. I know you are finally ready for something BIGGER! The character I created just can't wait to be revealed! The release for my book is almost here and I’m so excited!
Behind The Scenes
If you’ve hung in there with me as I’ve talked about my Big Idea and how I took action on it, my writing and editing process, and all the other fun stuff, then… I “mustache” you ... are you ready for something BIG? I am beyond excited to finally
Behind The Scenes
Besides adding some of my favorite people to the illustrations in my book, I also hid something else for you. I included lots of little butterflies for my readers to find. Hidden Butterflies In my first illustration, I happened to draw a small butterfly. In a couple other illustrations, I
Behind The Scenes
In my upcoming book I included many hidden characters. What does this mean? Well, I thought, since this is my book and I am doing all my own illustrations, why not add some of the people I love? So, that’s what I did! Boardwalk Scene One illustration is a
Behind The Scenes
Today I have someone pretty special to talk about! My nana! Why would I tell you about my grandma? Because I dedicated my book to her. She has a light-hearted, Norwegian humor that always makes me laugh, and she offers lots of good advice. You will find some of Nana’
Behind The Scenes
I’ve told you about my big idea of writing a book, how I set goals to accomplish my big idea, and the steps I took to edit my proof copies. My book didn’t exactly start out as something I really wanted to “put out there” to the world.
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.
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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