Writing Rhyming Picture Books Part 1: Rhyming Words and Assessing Meter
Picture books don’t have to have rhyme and meter. My all-time favorite picture book, the one I like to call “perfection in a picture book,” If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, has neither. The Cat in the Hat has both. Another of my favorites, Jamberry, is a rhyming picture book with a different meter on every two-page spread. Nancy…
Tools for Authors: Fiverr
There’s a really cool website called Fiverr.com where people from all over the world post their services. It used to be that everything was $5 (hence the name), but Fiverr has changed some rules and so now rates that are listed might be considerably higher. They’re still very reasonable, though, for the most part. Fiverr sellers are professionals in many fields,…
Shutterfly: Because Sometimes You Only Want One Book
A couple years ago our family was given the generous gift of a vacation to Southern California. We visited a bunch of amusement parks, toured the USS Midway (a surprise hit!) and spent time on the beach. And at one stop we stayed at a resort hotel which provided us some extra perks, including a coupon from Shutterfly for us…
An Author’s Journey
I have wanted to be an author for almost as long as I can remember. In elementary school I worked on an ongoing series of stories I called Mermaids of the Deep Lagoon, which unfortunately have been lost. But when I was in fifth grade I was very excited to hear that our class was going to write books! After…
Interview with Pam Halter
Author and children’s book editor Pam Halter has posted an interview about the self-publishing services offered by Spencer Meadow Press. My interview is posted on Pam’s blog: Fairies, Fantasy, & Faith! Check it out here!