I planned on re-posting the fun interview Andy Mulberry did with me, but that’s not working, so I’ll link to it instead. Here are the first few lines from Andy’s post: Welcome Maria L. Berg, Children’s Book Author | Guest Post It’s Sunday! Which means, it’s time for a fun Q&A with a children’s bookContinue reading “My first interview as a children’s book author!”
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Exploring: “If You Want to Be Great, Think of Ways to Do Things Differently than Everybody Else”–Gene Ho
I found a great video that inspired me today. I love finding things I’ve never seen, or even imagined before. Something so simple as trusting yourself enough to not look through the lens while taking a picture was exciting enough, but then when he grabbed a camera in each hand to show how you canContinue reading “Exploring: “If You Want to Be Great, Think of Ways to Do Things Differently than Everybody Else”–Gene Ho”
Revision: The Plan and then What Really Happened
Today’s revision was inspired by two things. One, last weekend at writers meet-up we were each challenged to come up with a goal to accomplish during the two weeks before our next meet-up. I announced to the group that I would have a re-write of my first chapter done. This felt like a reasonable goalContinue reading “Revision: The Plan and then What Really Happened”
New Book! Gator McBumpypants in Herman Learns to Fly!!
Now that the second book is finished and available in both paperback and kindle, I will be back to my regular blogging schedule, finishing up my free guide to self publishing children’s books and exploring guest posts (activities that went to the back burner to simmer while I finished my book). So, today being MondayContinue reading “New Book! Gator McBumpypants in Herman Learns to Fly!!”
Revision: Ask for Help and Listen
Today I finished the second book in the Gator McBumpypants picture book series, Gator McBumpypants in Herman Learns to Fly. I thought it would come together more quickly and easily than the first book since I was ready for the formatting, but it ended up being about equally difficult because I was much more critical.Continue reading “Revision: Ask for Help and Listen”
Exploring: Book treasure at the local thrift store
I often stop by the local Goodwill to peruse the books. I recently found a hardback of Eco’s Foucalt’s Pendulum in excellent condition and a Complete works of Poe. This week, I found an extra special treasure: A Stephen King Pop-up book! For those of you that haven’t read the story (originally published in 1999),Continue reading “Exploring: Book treasure at the local thrift store”
Revision: Overused Words
An important aspect of revision is the hunt for overused words. One good way to do that is to use the “Find” option in your word processor: type the culprit in the find field and see how many times you’ve used it and where it is located. Each writer has different words they tend toContinue reading “Revision: Overused Words”
Marketing: The second book in the Gator McBumpypants and friends series
A deep, heart-felt Thank You to everyone who downloaded Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise last week–80 downloads and 4 new reviews!–a very happy return on a free 5-day campaign. Now, hopefully, some word of mouth from the people who read the story can help me keep the momentum going. This week, my writing lifeContinue reading “Marketing: The second book in the Gator McBumpypants and friends series”
Experience Writing 