Two books for only 99 cents !!! The Anticipation Builds for Dee Dee Makes Three

I mentioned in my last post that my new Gator McBumpypants picture book will have props. What do you think the one in the picture could be? You can find out soon! As soon as this weekend!! I sent Gator McBumpypants in Dee Dee Makes Three off to Createspace review mere hours ago. I can’tContinue reading “Two books for only 99 cents !!! The Anticipation Builds for Dee Dee Makes Three”

My first vocal interview: Chris is a talented interviewer; I want to buy my own books.

Chris Champagne, author of  Roach Opera and The Yat Dictionary who has been voted Best Comedian in New Orleans two years running, interviewed me about my books for his podcast. It’s a great interview. He made me want to read my books. The first part of the podcast is a comedy quiz show, my interviewContinue reading “My first vocal interview: Chris is a talented interviewer; I want to buy my own books.”

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”

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!!”

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”

Happy Thanksgiving

Gator McBumpypants wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. And to the turkey he says, I don’t eat flying things if that’s what you’re worried about. Don’t forget to pick up your free kindle download today to share with the whole family! And for more fun Gator and Herman now have their own theme song and itContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”

Revision: Adding Videos to Your Blog

You can see why I put this under the revision topic, I’m revising my post of Gator McBumpypants’ first movie. Why didn’t I think of this yesterday? So, how did I do it? It was much easier than I thought. When I clicked on Add Media above my draft’s text box, like I usually doContinue reading “Revision: Adding Videos to Your Blog”

Exploring: A beautiful and inspiring blog

For today’s blog on exploring, I typed the work Exploring into the wordpress tag search (daring, I know) with fabulous results! I discovered a beautiful blog called HARRYBIPEDHIKING, specifically a post about exploring an abandoned mine called Bergeson Prospect. The post starts by recommending a book Discovering Washington’s Historic Mines series by Northwest Underground ExplorationsContinue reading “Exploring: A beautiful and inspiring blog”

Busy Writer’s Life Update: Gator McBumpypants 2 and searching for an agent

I can’t seem to stick to my goal of a weekly blog, but I’ll keep trying. However, while I’ve been neglecting this blog, my writing life has been very busy indeed. First, I’ve finished the text and taken the pictures for the second book in my Gator McBumpypants series. I’m pretty sure I’ll stick withContinue reading “Busy Writer’s Life Update: Gator McBumpypants 2 and searching for an agent”