Reading Tree Press
Reading Tree Press is a small vanity house specializing in publishing quality children's picture books. It was founded in September of...
Back to square 1
Well, things change in the land of writing and publishing. They say a writer's work is never done and it certainly isn't done until you...
Meeting Notes
Meeting Notes with Kevin and Vivian On Saturday, June 1, 2013, Kevin, Vivian and I sat down to review the penciled storyboards. We went...
The Illustration Process - Vivian's MAGIC!
PHASE 6 - Clean up and Cover Concept November 2013 Vivian is now cleaning up pencil marks and sharpening all images as well as finalizing...
My Inspiration
Dirty Bertie, David Roberts I love the structure Roberts uses in his writing to tell this funny story about a boy who learns to improve...
To self publish, or not self publish...That is the question.
The journey of "A Little Goes a Long Way" began over six years ago. I had just graduated from Chapman University and moved to Ireland to...
DRAFTS
There have been well over 50 working drafts of this piece over the years. I will share 6 of these. You will see how this story has...
Dear Reader
Anyone who has tried publishing a picture book knows it's very challenging. Breaking into the industry as a first time author is...