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My Top 5 Children’s Picture Books

The world of children's picture books is a wonderful place full of inspiration. As I spend more time reading others' books, I've been creating a rolodex of ideas for future books.

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How I Got Into Barnes & Noble

“Always have a copy of your book with you, wherever you go.”

This is the advice I was given by my mentor and a coach as I was publishing my first book, and I am so glad I listened…

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Choosing My Book Cover

Now, once the Final Art for the each page has been created it was time to consider what the cover would look like. So, the plan for choosing my cover came in three parts: Cover Art, Branding, & and Page Design…

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Creating the Storyboard for Wembly’s First Day of School

After approving what each character will look like, my illustrator was now tasked with creating the storyboard for each scene in the story. I see this process broken down into 3 distinct parts: The Page Breakdown, Page Sketches, and Final Page Art…

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