The Hard Work of Editing
Hearing What You Want: The Easy Way Out After the illustrations for Rudy and the Owl were in progress, I started looking for book designers. ...
Designing the Perfect Cover
At one time or another, we’ve all been admonished for “judging a book by its cover” in the metaphorical sense that it is intended. No...
Staying Motivated
It was a lovely spring morning on Cape Cod. Temperatures were cool, skies sunny, and foliage beginning to bloom. Cool breezes flowed through the house...
The Inspiration for Rudy and the Owl
In 2015, I retired from teaching at a middle school in the suburbs of Boston and moved out to Arizona with my husband. It was...
The Magic of Collaboration
One morning, as I mindlessly scrolled through my Facebook feed, I came across a painting from a group called Maine Artists. I had not joined...