Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
Over the years, I’ve been accumulating all the “How <title> Was Created” guides for young writers and illustrators, advice from children’s book creators I’ve interviewwed, plus a few tips for not-so-young book creators. Feel free to browse all this info as well as my free picture book thumbnail templates at . . .
Thanks to those of you who gave me the heads-up about my website being on this list. And thanks to The Write Life! See their list of 100 Best Websites For Writers in 2018 for other recommendations.
I’ve been gradually compiling my “How This Picture Book Was Created” resources, advice from the children’s book writers and illustrators I’ve been interviewing, and the thumbnail sketch and layout templates I use for my own writing and illustrating process. Here’s the link to my CREATING PICTURE BOOKS resource. There is no . . .
One of my goals in 2018 is to write a middle grade novel. When I mention that I’m working on a MG project, it sometimes surprises people. Which drives a little part of me crazy, I must admit, since I began as a writer. Middle grade has always been my . . .