Authors and artists often embed “Easter Eggs” in their works; these are messages, images, or features, which usually have a special meaning for the author or artist . Here is an “Easter Egg” from my book-in-progress, “I Wanted to Ask My Dad”: While visiting an elderly relative, the hospice chaplain shared a beautiful parallel fromContinue reading “Easter Egg”
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Providence
“And if we believe that God is everywhere, why should we not think Him present even in the coincidences that sometimes seem so strange? For, if He being in the things that coincide, He must be in the coincidence of those things.” -George MacDonald, 1867 I mentioned in a previous post that God has repeatedlyContinue reading “Providence”
An Everybody’s Book
“What is your target audience?” This is the most often-asked question when a writer introduces a new book. I initially envisioned “I Wanted to Ask My Dad” as a coming-of-age story for girls and young women. As I have shared the concept, narrative, and working draft of this book with people of all ages andContinue reading “An Everybody’s Book”
Quill Pen to the Paper
Just because I haven’t posted here since October does not mean I haven’t been at my drawing table! In fact, because I’ve been working on my sketches for “I Wanted to Ask My Dad” I haven’t had time to post here. I finished all the storyboard sketches for “Ask My Dad” in December. Before IContinue reading “Quill Pen to the Paper”
Designs and Decisions
As I’ve worked on the narrative and preliminary sketches for my new book, “I Wanted to Ask My Dad”, I’ve prayed about who I could ask to help with editing the book’s design. Design editing is an incredibly important job as it takes someone with the technical skills to convert my artwork into a book-designContinue reading “Designs and Decisions”
A Working Synopsis
As I’ve shared the narrative for “I Wanted to Ask My Dad”, people ask me, “were there really baby ducklings in a whirlpool and was it your husband who saved them?” The answer to both of those questions is “yes”. Which is why I realized, when I am ready to write a synopsis for myContinue reading “A Working Synopsis”
Longing for a “Dad/Father”
From the beginning, I was, and continue to be, deeply moved by the responses I receive when I share the title for my next book I Wanted to Ask My Dad. Sharing the title and concept, I learned everyone has questions they wish they would have, or hope to, ask their fathers. As the bookContinue reading “Longing for a “Dad/Father””
“So What’s Your Next Book?”
At the first book-signing for my first book, The ABC of Mannerly Me, people asked me about my “next book”. This came as a shock; it had taken nearly two decades to write, illustrate and publish my ABC book, I couldn’t imagine starting another book. As I continued to hear the “next book” question overContinue reading ““So What’s Your Next Book?””
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