Story Ideas for Writers: Filling the Blank Page
Story ideas and prompts to combat the dreaded blank page.
How to Format a Picture Book Manuscript: Go Easy On Your Publisher
What publishers love...what publishers despise...and how to properly format a picture book manuscript for submission to a publishing house.
The Unwelcome Guest: Affirming Artistic Self-Worth
I'm digressing a bit with this blog post, I know. I'm supposed to be writing about liberating my exiled children's book manuscript from...
Animals, Toys, Magic and a Message
My creative baby was ugly, at least that's what I thought.
The Picture Book Comes Home
I was finished. Finally finished with my first children's book manuscript - a 55-verse children's poem. I had worked on it for weeks -...
The Birth of a Picture Book
I don't really remember the exact day that it came about, but I do remember that I'd decided to take a nap. Nothing feels better to a...
Picture Books - How Important Are They?
Think about your favorite childhood picture book – the one book – you opened time and time again. For me, it was A Kiss for Little Bear,...
Fill Your Heart With Gratitude!
Oh…the enduring wisdom of A.A. Milne and our beloved Piglet. It’s not the size of the heart, it’s the capacity, right? Reflecting on this...
