“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. “Were do you want to go?’ was his response. ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it doesn’t matter.’ “ When I am writing creatively, I prefer an…
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14-Day Picture Book Challenge Day 2 – Write a PB First Draft in A Stream of Consciousness – What is Writing in a Stream of Conciousness?
Write in Stream of Consciousness to Hush Your Self-Editor Something about writing seems to intimidate and/or frighten many people. Writing in a Stream of Consciousness can help get you past that hurdle of fear of writing. What Is Stream of Consciousness Writing? a person’s thoughts and conscious reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow….
14 Day #PB Challenge – How to Create, Edit, Format, Submit, & Tweet about a Picture Book
Beginning April 3, I Will Host a 14-Day Challenge for Picture Book Writers. I have begun researching and preparing to create another picture book. In fact, I am hoping to create a series of books, and I thought that I’d create a #PBChallenge so that I can encourage other people to join me as I…
Rabbit Sketch – Drawing Done in Procreate
Rabbit – Jacki Kellum Procreate Drawing March 30, 2022 Step 1: I Outlined the Rabbit with Procreate Pencil 6B Step 2: I added some shading with Max’s Brush Sketchy Sarmento Step 3: I washed in some of the darker areas using some watercolor brushes Step 4: I added sketching details with both Pencil 6B and…
Some Great Tutorials for Drawing and Painting in Procreate
Daffodil – Jacki Kellum Sketch in Procreate – March 29, 2022 Off and on, I have been watching Procreate tutorials. Youtube is a great resource for adding to your understanding of how to create in Procreate, but I have also purchased several tutorials along the way. Polly’s Friend in Green – Insprired by Aveline Stokard…
SCBWI Guide – “The Book” – Download Free PDF or Purchase Hardcover – How To Format a Book Manuscript & How to Write A Query Letter
The Essential Guide to Publishing for Children Some of What the SCBWI Guide Covers How to Format Your Manuscript “» All manuscripts must be typed on 8½ ” x 11” white paper in black ink. » Use 12-point Arial or Times New Roman. » Double-space all manuscripts. » Pages should be numbered consecutively. » The…
Let’s Celebrate the Women Who Paved the Way for Us in the Creating of Picture Books
March Is Women’s History Month And I want to dedicate my celebration of Women’s History to the women who paved the way for those of us other women who are currently working in the field of picture-book creation. Little Miss Muffet – An Illustration by Kate Greenaway During the 19th Century, illustration was primarily a…
All About Amazon Author Central – A Published Author’s Next Step
As soon as my debut picture bookThe Donkey’s Song showed up as ready for pre-order at Amazon, I began free-falling into a vat that was filled with tasks that I needed to do next. From my vast history of buying books on Amazon, I knew that some authors had author pages there, and I wanted…
Jacki Kellum Offers Marketing Aids — Especially for Authors
I have mentioned this before, but please allow me to repeat myself. Long before I became a published author, I had studied art, design, graphic art, and information technology for years. I admit that pursuing those other areas of study has slowed down my writing output, but now that my debut book The Donkey’s Song…
Don’t Give Up – Thoughts for Starting All Over Again and Again and Again
A Reminder to All of Us Who Did Not Succeed in PBPitch: Tip Number 8: Try Not to React Personally to Whether Your Pitch on a Twitter Party is Liked or Not Liked I have no idea how many picture books are pitched on Twitter parties, and I also have no idea how many agents…