As a teacher, I have read countless children's books over the years. Some are fantastic but some are quite baffling... There have been many occasions where I have read a book to a class and felt underwhelmed because nothing actually happened in the story. There was no tension, no action, no drama and no excitement; … Continue reading Writing a children’s book
Chicken or egg
When I was trolling through dozens of publishers I learnt that unless you've already had a book published some publishers/literary agents won't even look at your work... Okay, so how do I get my FIRST book published if I already have to have one published for them to look at me? This scenario reminded me … Continue reading Chicken or egg
Six degrees of seperation
Now I’m in this stage of hiatus, waiting to hear from publishers, I wanted to do something productive that may help me along the way. At first, it was a big secret that I had written/illustrated a book and I’m not sure why. Perhaps I wanted to surprise people, perhaps I was worried about not … Continue reading Six degrees of seperation
