Makoto is the main character in my children’s picture book, "The Can-Do Karate Kid" (here’s an overview). The book will be available soon. In the story, he’s nine years old.…
Laziness is the name of one of two major antagonists in my children’s picture book, "The Can-Do Karate Kid." Laziness is depicted as a blue slug monster with arms. Both…
Procrastination is the name of one of two major antagonists in my children’s picture book, "The Can-Do Karate Kid." He is depicted as a blue and green snail. Not seen…
I’m currently polishing up the illustrations for my first children's picture book. In the meantime, here are some details about the story. BASICS OF THIS CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK GENRE: Realistic fiction…
I was about 75 percent done sketching out the illustrations for my first children’s picture book about a boy, Makoto, who fights Laziness and Procrastination. At that point I went…
In my last blog I told how I came around to my inspiration for writing a children’s book. Shortly after that spark of inspiration I listened to Earl Nightingale’s 30-day…
WRITER REBORN As I said in my first blog, I had let go of my goal of writing a children’s book. I had given up on writing altogether. But the…
Last year, I was ready to quit working on my big life goal. I hadn’t been to any writer meetings in months. In fact, I hadn’t even worked on my…