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The Day Before I Wrote My Book

May 21, 2025

A Little Background First Dreams are exciting, scary and often feel out of reach. That is what makes them so special and magical when you realize they are starting to become reality. I mentioned before that I have dreamed of writing a children’s book for over 10 years now. A whole decade of dreaming but…

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Three Rounds of Editing

May 4, 2025

Round One I have completed round one which includes the biggest changes and suggestions to my manuscript. My editors name is Tanya and she gave me great feedback for my story. I felt very encouraged and inspired to make the necessary changes. She made me feel like she was right there reading the story beside…

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Why Self-Publishing?

April 23, 2025

When I dreamed about writing a children’s book, I didn’t realize publishing options existed. Taking my writing class, I learned you have 3 publishing options for your book. The most familiar one being traditional with two more choices including hybrid and self-publishing. I want to share with you how I came to choose self-publishing for…

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Once Upon a Time

April 13, 2025

In the Beginning When I was a little girl, I loved having a book read to me. Sitting on my Grandma’s lap enjoying a book is one of my favorite childhood memories. Of course, one book was never enough and she would read me one or two more. When the Scholastic book order forms were…

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