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”
Tag Archives: Father
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”
A Working Draft
Dee, my wonderful design editor has taken my illustrations and created a working draft of my new book’s cover and interior so I may show and tell to anyone interested. I am grateful for Dee, and for all the other people God has sent along the way, who have given me ideas and input toContinue reading “A Working Draft”
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”
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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