self-publishing – Books by Cynthia

Summer Reading Challenge Week 3

Happy summer and welcome to my #PBHOT62 picture book challenge update! I joined this Summer Reading Challenge hosted by Rena Traxel. By the end of the summer I will have read 62 picture books (maybe more) in a variety of interesting places. Here’s my list of all the picture books and fun places I’ve been readingContinue reading “Summer Reading Challenge Week 3”

Collections

Katie Shaeffer would just love this tray of miscellaneous items! It always amazes me how a simple collection of items can be so inspiring for a child. My group of preschoolers can do amazing things with the most random objects. “Katie assembled and constructed; she glued and she taped; she stacked and she hammered, until finallyContinue reading “Collections”

A Book Designed to Inspire

One of the many thoughts in my mind as I was writing Katie Shaeffer, Pancake Maker involved inspiration. I love the way that picture books can inspire children’s play and I wanted to create a picture book that would inspire children to construct their own unique creations out of free reusable items that are readily available atContinue reading “A Book Designed to Inspire”

Support Indie Authors

Supporting independent authors is something anyone who reads can do. It costs nothing except a little of your time. Independent authors do not have a large publishing company with a team of people devoted to marketing just one book. They are do-it-yourself-ers. For that reason, they just don’t have the money or the resources to getContinue reading “Support Indie Authors”

Getting Inspiration

For me, inspiration comes from a variety of sources. Katie Shaeffer, Pancake Maker was inspired in part by the book Loose Parts , Inspiring Play in Young Children written by Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky. The book is full of beautiful photographs of loose parts arranged to inspire play in young children. Here are a fewContinue reading “Getting Inspiration”

Fifty Tips for New Picture Book Authors Who Wish to Self-Publish

Okay, I’ll admit I’m no expert but I do like to share so here’s my list of 50 tips for brand new writers and self-publishers of the kid-lit variety. Show don’t tell You will hear this a lot. In a nutshell, this means your words need to paint a picture by including details, coversation andContinue reading “Fifty Tips for New Picture Book Authors Who Wish to Self-Publish”