OK. So here you are, helping us decide the cover for the book, When Freedom Came. First, I need to clarify something from yesterday’s post. The cover art is the same, but the font on the two images below are different. We...
Read moreThe Home Stretch: Putting It All Together
We’re finally there! We can’t stop now. We have to Go! Go! Go!!So this is the home stretch people! All the illustrations are done; learning activities in place, non-fiction facts in place, etc., and getting ready to...
Read moreGoing Back to the Basics: Sometimes, the Old Way is the Best Way:
Recently, I was flustered over a project I was working on. It was like pulling teeth to get things going. Nothing I did seemed or felt right. I would sit in front of the computer and stare at the screen and in the words of Curly, one of the three...
Read moreSHOW Don’t Tell: Showing Your Reader the Screen
I do not know of any writer or author who hasn’t, at one time or another, heard the adage, SHOW don’t tell. Yet, it is so easy to be caught up in the moment of the art and instead of showing our readers...
Read moreStatus Quo: The Making of When Freedom Came – Where We Are With the Project
WHEN FREEDOM CAME We are so close to having the work done, and yet still, we must wait to ensure that all the different parts come together perfectly for a great reading and historical experience. Illustrations: – While 98% of the...
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