Ch-Ch-Changes…
My wife, the editor extraordinaire to the rescue! She makes each book better. Thank goodness for her keen eyes and ideas!
behind the scenes
Research Fun
Another reason I love making children’s books…even the research is cute and fun. Here’s a snippet of an actual text thread where my wife and I were doing some research for book 5.
Another Book, Another Long List…
Every time I start on a new book, there comes a new list of things to draw, edit, compose, ponder, and imagine!
Making a Splash
I’m well into Book 5 of The Everyday Adventures of Papa & Paws. My wife was reviwing the proof and asked “do kids know what a ‘cannonball’ is?” So parents, what do you think: will kids recognize saying “Cannonball” as they jump into the water or should I stick with something more simple, like “Here … Read more
Introducing Macy
The Everyday Adventures of Papa & Paws: Hole in the Fence introduces two new doggies to the Paws Family. Today, we meet Macy. She is a Yorkshire terrier mix that we adopted after Zozo crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge. She loves to have her nose to the ground and patrol the yard. She is … Read more
Introducing Harley
The Everyday Adventures of Papa & Paws: Hole in the Fence introduces two new doggies to the Paws Family. Today, we meet Harley. She was a dachshund we rescued a few years ago (who has now passed to the Rainbow Bridge). As the story progresses, we see Harley carrying yellow roses in her collar. This was … Read more
Gimme 5 Author Interview
Molly Paws and I were interviewed by the very nice Elizabeth O’Carroll from Gimme 5-Book Review & Author Interviews. We had such fun chatting with her about our family and upcoming book, The Everday Adventures of Papa & Paws: The Hole in the Fence! >>>You can watch the whole interview here: https://youtu.be/-fPo6cTJ-Sk<<
Book 5 Has Begun!
I got derailed in November and now I’m trying to get back on track. It’s so weird to start on Book 5 when Book 4 isn’t even out yet.
Small Business Saturday
Celebrate Small Business Saturday by showing your favorite authors that you appreciate their work. Most authors are a small business making less than $10,000 per year. Ask my wife, there are a LOT of details that go into getting the finished manuscript prepared for publishing (even eBooks). The easiest way to say THANK YOU is … Read more
What Coloring Book Style Should I do?
Hello friends! I’m working on a coloring book version of Molly Waits Her Turn and I’m trying to decide between: Keeping the words from the story in. Leaving blank word bubbles for the kids & parents to fill in (or color). No words, no balloons, just images. What do you think?