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.
behind the scenes
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?
Inspirational Indie Author Interview
I was so pleased to be interviewed for ALLi’s Inspirational Indie Author interview by the very nice Howard Lovy. We chatted about my love of art and dogs and the origins of The Everyday Adventures of Papa & Paws as well as what’s in the works. You can listen to all the Inspirational Indie Authors podcasts … Read more
What’s Up with the Blank Pages?
A recent five-star review brings up an interesting question: “Kids friendly. Which[sic] there wasn’t so much empty pages at the back. At least create an activity page instead of leaving them blank.” This reviewer has a great point. The print editions of The Everyday Adventures of Papa & Paws do have extra blank pages at … Read more
The Molly Paws Stare
In case you didn’t know Molly Waits Her Turn is based on our real life. Every night after dinner, Molly Paws stares at me. Only me. Not Mama. Not the other doggies. Just me until it’s time for her treat.
Layers & Layers
Layers and layers of lines, colors, shapes, and textures all make up the illustations on all the pages that you see in each The Everyday Adventures of Papa & Paws book!
The Paint Can
Even the “simple” objects like this can of paint that will appear in book 4 take some research and time to get right!
