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New Ideas I’ve Been Working On and What’s Next
I’ve been watching clay crafting videos and wanting to get into sculpting. I get so giddy when I start a new craft! I just adore crafting and finding different mediums that I can use to bring my illustrations to life.
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“Theodore and the Enchanted Bookstore” Book 3 is Out! Another BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! + Giveaway!
BOOK THREE IS OUT!!! Woot!
If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I am a writer and an illustrator. Theodore and the Enchanted Bookstore has been a wonderful series to illustrate for author, K. Kibbee. She has truly painted a magnificent place, along with the characters who live inside it, for me to illustrate.
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Get to Know Me!
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I love the idea of magic and whimsy both of which led to my story, Wishweaver.
There was a day last summer, when a neighbor came by, and she noticed a spiderweb with several milkweed wisps caught in its sticky threads. She said, “She’s catching wishes.” Little did my neighbor know at the time, but she’d inadvertently sparked a story inside me, and it would percolate for a year before getting to where it is today. A Middle Grade Fantasy story called, Wishweaver.
My Book
WISHWEAVER
In the forests of Weyburn, there has always been a Wishweaver—a spider with the magic to grant wishes—but for many years, wishes have gone unanswered, and Whimsy Spider is determined to find out why.
Whimsy has questions, and lots of them: What were they continuing on the Wishweaver traditions for, if there was no Wishweaver? What really happened to the last one? Why hasn’t a new one come to take the other’s place?
With the help of her milkweed wisp friend, Flit, Whimsy will go on a journey to the old Wishweaver Oak in search of answers, but the answers she seeks are buried deep in Weyburn’s past and she’ll have to face her fears in order to find out how to change their wish-less future.
About Me
I spent some of my best career years as a Library Clerk in the Santa Clara County Library system. This brought every possible book to my fingertips and I grew an even larger appreciation for the art of storytelling. With the support of my colleagues, I continued editing Adeline and the Mystic Berries and even participated in
NanoWriMo 2015
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Be a Beta Reader for Adeline and the Mystic Berries!
It’s finally happening!
I’m just about finished editing Adeline and the Mystic Berries and this time around I want your thoughts before I continue querying agents with the manuscript. I am looking for beta readers, so here I am asking for your help!
But what does a beta reader do?
Rather than tell you myself, I thought I’d jump on over to Dan’s blog and tell you what he has to say. I couldn’t have said it any better myself:
What’s a beta reader?
Well, it’s kind of a big deal. You get to read the whole book before everybody else and then tell me what you think. Also, you get to be one of the first people to post an honest review on Amazon.
I did a few posts on being a beta, so you can read more if you click HERE to learn more, but basically you’ll…
- Read the finished story.
- Give the author (me) feedback by email
- Post a review on Amazon when the book releases.
That’s about it.
What is Adeline and the Mystic Berries about?Â
If you haven’t read my other posts about this story, that’s okay. Here is the rundown. This is a Middle Grade (ages 9-12) Fantasy story about a ten-year-old girl named Adeline.
Adeline Picot has never seen color. She is an artist whose drawings of the world are breathtaking to any who see them, but to her they’re all the same: black and white. Her imagination and innate talent for sewing are stitched through every hand-me-down she owns, now adorned with crow’s feathers, buttons, and secret pockets. In the impoverished village of Asher, Adeline’s talents are useless, for she has the unfortunate destiny of becoming a sock maker like the rest of her family.
Before taking up her trade, Adeline will finish schooling in Evanox, where being poor with an eclectic taste in fashion attracts the negative attentions of her teacher and some fellow students. One day, when the bullying escalates, Adeline escapes into the Forgotten Forest.
There she will happen upon the last bit of magic kept well hidden through the centuries. There she will discover that her world has not always been colorless, and she may be the only one who can bring it all back.
Still Interested? I hope so!
If you would like to know more about Adeline and her colorless world, send me a message via myÂ
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“Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball” : DIY Squashy Pumpkin Craft
I’ve been following author/illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson on Instagram for awhile now, and I was extremely excited to hear that her book, Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball, was coming out in the UK.
[I would later figure out that I could order her book here in the US from Amazon UK since it hasn’t been released here in the states yet.]
Laura had been doing a lot of pre-promoting of the book and that is when I noticed that she had taken her adorable pumpkin pet character, Squashy, and had made him out of clay, then painted him as a souvenir or perhaps a giveaway item. Either way, I had to have one!
Little pumpkins! ^____^ #pumpkin #halloween #ameliafang #autumn #3dmodels #scupting
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Author and Illustrator Finally Meet!
Theodore and the Enchanted Bookstore series author, K. Kibbee, and illustrator, J.H. Winter, finally meet!
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Theodore and the Enchanted Bookstore Book One Has Hit the Shelves!
Theodore and the Enchanted Bookstore is out on paperback!
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Theodore and the Enchanted Bookstore: Tale of the Spectacular Spectacles
IT’S FINALLY HERE!!!
Well, for pre-order anyway! 🙂
You can now pre-order the first book in a planned series of middle grade fantasy stories about a corgi pup named Theodore on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
On Amazon, you can order either the Kindle e-book ($3.99) to be delivered straight to your device, or you can get the paperback ($7.99) where you’ll be able to smell that new book smell while enjoying this heart-warming, fun, imaginative story. There are seven additional black and white illustrations to discover (by yours truly) as you turn the pages to find out what happens next.
If you don’t have the means to purchase this wonderful book by author, K. Kibbee, I would love for you to consider suggesting this title for purchase at your local library. Having worked for many years in the library system, I know it is a wonderful resource for kids, and I also know that Theodore’s story will be enjoyed by all. Whether you are young, old, boy or girl, there is something for everyone here. Help us broaden the scope of who this book touches.
With that, I will leave you with the synopsis for book one ofThe Enchanted Bookstore
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Cover Reveal Time!
Time to reveal the cover for the first children’s book I’ve illustrated: Tale of the Spectacular Spectacles. Book One of the Theodore and the Enchanted Bookstore series, written by author, K. Kibbee.
What do you all think?
I am really happy with the final reveal for the cover. The illustration is my own and the book cover design was done by the talented, Star Foos.
My goal with the vibrance on the cover was that I wanted to draw in children’s eyes and attention. I think that, mixed with the fun fonts that Star chose, and we certainly have a shot with reaching out to our target audience of 7-10 year olds for these books. My hope is that the adorable character of Theodore pulls them in and K. Kibbee‘s amazing story keeps them there hooked, enjoying the inner illustrations along the way and needing to find out what happens to this little Corgi pup by story’s end. It’s definitely a page-turner!
This is not only my
first time illustrating for children’s books
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Illustration Project Update and Materials Used
It feels great to finally be able to give you all an update on my progress with the illustrations I’ve been working on for the first book in a planned series of Corgi fantasy books (middle grade, ages 7-10) by author, K. Kibbee. I spoke more about this project when I made the
announcement that I am illustrating a book series.