Hello Again!
I’m baaaack!
No, I am not a Poltergeist, but it might seem like it since it HAS been a long time since I have blogged as an author (vs. the Founder of the 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge.
Why am I back? Well, I’ve missed blogging about the picture books I love and admire, and sharing tidbits about my own writing process. I figured with a new book releasing in less than two months, now is as good a time as any to stage a comeback as a blogger. Expect a new post here between 1-2 times a month with snippets, tidbits, and news from author land.
To kick things off, I have a special gift for my fellow picture book writing friends. Last year, during the pandemic, I created a series of 12 picture book writing Mini Lessons. It was a way for me to feel as if I was contributing and connecting during that difficult time. I got such great feedback on those lessons, I decided to offer them again to my mailing list subscribers. If you are not yet a subscriber and would like to start getting one lesson each week, click here or on the image to get to the form.
I had a blast creating the lessons, and I learned so much myself (as is so often the case, we teach what we need to learn). But you don’t have to take it from me. Here is recent feedback from Maria, one of my subscribers.
“I cannot tell you how happy I am that you give mini picture book lessons. You were born for this. For the longest time I did not know what a character arc was. It is used generously with picture book agents and writers, but you fleshed it out superbly on the second mini lesson.”
On a personal note, I’ve been spending much of my time getting my daughter ready to go to college in… wait for it… ROME, Italy! We leave a week from today and, in addition to Rome, I’ll be making a detour to the Amalfi coast. This is my first trip in almost two years, and I am simultaneously ridiculously excited and surprisingly nervous. Mostly excited though.
Italy is my spiritual home; my favorite country on earth. Simple things, like the scent of a lemon hanging on a tree can render you weak in the knees. Italian lemons are just so spectacularly lemony in a way that can’t make sense unless you’ve smelled and tasted one.
But I digress. My point is, since I know I will be overflowing with inspiration, I plan to write a blog post while I am there, including lots of pictures. So I hope you’ll head back here to join me virtually. Until then,
Ciao for now!
3 comments on “Hello Again!”
Always happy to see what you have to share, Julie.
Loved (and learned so much) from the first three lessons! Looking forward to the coming lessons !
Italy…Wow!!! 🙂
You are a mentor to people you’ve never met (me). Pretty cool. Welcome back really doesn’t apply when you’re a 12 x 12er and a Picture Book Summiteer and a mini-lesson aficionado. Enjoy your trip to Rome, the scent of lemons, and celebrating your daughter’s amazing milestone.
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