What's in a Title? A New Post Where I Ask for Your HelpIt’s a brand new year and I’m diving back into my mourning doves picture book. It was on pause for a short time while illustrating Carlos Crosses the Border now ava...

I have a new post where I ask for your opinion on something. I'd love your input -- either here or on my site. Thanks!

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This week I’ll be mainly drawing and arranging words in a certain order that will hopefully result in an entertaining picture book story.
I’ve been lucky enough to have been doing this story-telling business for 30 years now and I’ll admit, it doesn’t get any easier!
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A reminder for those curious in how an idea is born for a picture book.

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The Origins of an Idea Get a behind the scenes look at the beginnings of an idea for a picture book inspired by nature in the city. I was delighted to wake one morning to the noisy going-ons of a mourning dove couple settin...

The post is up! Take a read and join in the adventure! Thanks a million!

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A mother and daughter sit snuggled under a blanket reading a book about mourning doves while a mourning dove flies to his nest in the windowsill outside. Two white eggs can be seen buried in the nest.

A new post is up for my #PictureBook project about #mourningdoves, The Origins of an Idea. Get a behind the scenes look at the beginnings of an idea for a story inspired by #NatureintheCity. I hope this story will instill a sense of wonder.

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A mother and daughter sit snuggled under a blanket reading a book about mourning doves while a mourning dove flies to his nest in the windowsill outside. From the book I am illustrated and creating now, Good Morning, Mourning Doves.

A heads up.

I'm preparing a new post for tomorrow about my #PictureBookMaking project.

The Origins of an Idea. Get a behind the scenes look at the beginnings of an idea for a picture book inspired by nature in the city.

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A new project takes off! We are creating a new picture book with our art and design to be published by our publishing division, Blue Bear Books.

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Just a reminder to check out my latest post about my newest project I'm diving into. I'm hoping to get on a regular schedule of sharing my progress each week on Thursdays. So, read up on this one before the next one comes along.

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Good Morning, Mourning Dove A New Children's Book in the Making Another picture book creation journey begins where a pair of mourning doves nest in my window, and I pose a question: bars or no bars on the windows?

Yesterday, I teased you w/a new project in the works. Now, you can read more about it on my website. It's going to be a fun adventure! I hope you'll join me on this journey.
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Get a behind the scenes look at my process for making a picture book through Boomer, the Border Collie, written by Lorraine Fitch, illustrated by me, designed by Kurt Keller, Blue Bear Stories.

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