Switching Gears: Picture Book
Moving from the adult collection to the children's picture book
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- Dec 13, 2022
Done! First book completed?
Last week, I finished the first book, THE OXHERD BOY! It feels a little weird to put a stake in the ground and say, "This is done," when...
- Nov 20, 2022
New Editor Transition
My editor for The Oxherd Boy book for adults will retire at the end of the year. This is a bittersweet transition, because Lindley was...
- Oct 19, 2022
Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurter Buchmesse, or Frankfurt Book Fair, is taking place this week in Germany, and it's the first time I've heard of it....
- Sep 28, 2022
It's official! Children's book coming early 2025
The announcement for a children's book adaptation for The Oxherd Boy came out earlier this month in the publishing circles, and I am...
- Sep 11, 2022
Introducing Some New Characters
One of the most interesting avenues that I've been able to explore with the books is expanding the world beyond just the three primary...
- Aug 21, 2022
Languages for THE OXHERD BOY
After spending the last week recovering from COVID 😷, I am very grateful to have experienced only mild symptoms and to have been able to...
- Jun 30, 2022
Coming Spring 2024: THE OXHERD BOY Book
It's official! The announcement was released earlier last month that The Oxherd Boy webcomic will be adapted into a book as a collection...
- Jun 13, 2022
Quiet Progress
It's been a couple of months, and since the dust has settled on selling the book proposals, I've been plodding away at the daily work of...
- Apr 10, 2022
We've got interest!
I am so pleased to share that less than a month after my agent Liz started pitching the two book proposals in a simultaneous submission,...
- Mar 13, 2022
Let's start selling!
Practically six months to the date after signing with my agent Liz at Great Dog Literary, she will begin selling my two-book proposal to...
- Mar 2, 2022
Before and After Art
In case you missed the email, Liz will be sending out not one but two book proposals for the Oxherd Boy. 🤯🤯🤯 The first is the same...
- Feb 13, 2022
Getting Ready to Submit
Before I started getting into the the world of publishing, I had no idea how complex a process it was, especially when going the route...
- Feb 8, 2022
The Painting Slog
Greetings and Happy Lunar New Year from Taiwan! Since arriving here from the US, I've been in quarantine for two weeks (7 days at a...
- Dec 23, 2021
Going for Full Color
Great news! I've received the go ahead from my agent to start producing full-color artwork for the picture book dummy. This is an...
- Dec 9, 2021
Storyboarding the Book
We are in the US for the holidays and woke up to our first snow of the winter this morning. Balancing travel and visiting, childcare with...
- Oct 24, 2021
Character Studies and World Building
Even though my literary agent, Liz and I signed to work together on THE RABBIT & THE SPARROW, which some of you have read, I actually...
- Sep 30, 2021
We've found a home!
A few weeks ago I shared that I was participating in a Twitter event to pitch the first Oxherd Boy book. I was very touched that so many...
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