After much frustration over formatting issues, embedded fonts, and image resolution, I decided I needed to seek professional help. The Issue: Although my illustrations were done in 300 dpi, they were not passing the...
Read moreMeet the Main Character: Mandisa Cambu
My name is Mandisa Cambu. I am 9-years-old. I live with my grandmother and mother in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Since 1948, South Africa has been under apartheid laws by its all-white government. Apartheid...
Read moreMeet Sky Vega, the Illustrator of My Book, When Freedom Came
As we draw near to the release of my book, When Freedom Came, I’d like to share a little about Sky Vega, the illustrator. We met indirectly through a colleague of mine who knew I was in need of an illustrator and kindly put a request...
Read moreI hate Setbacks! Urgh!
Even though I couldn’t help what happened to me, I hate setbacks. I seriously apologize for the delay in posting. I recently moved from “unemployed” to “employed” status and had to travel to Chicago for orientation...
Read moreWhich Book Cover Art Do You Like?
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...
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