![]() It's gotten to the point that it's hard for me to toggle off from ideating about another possible book. I've been diligent about writing down my book ideas over the last three or so years. Hence the fish getting the best of this little boy. On one of those stopovers, Osman almost caught a pike before it snapped the line. Instead, we toured Colorado in one week, including mandatory fishing at several lakes we crossed on our path. My husband had a shift change, so we couldn't take two weeks off. ![]() This fishing photo is actually inspired by my last-minute honeymoon switch from Tahiti to Colorado. Although, his activities are pretty universal after all! I changed some of the activities to reflect what I thought my little boy might do instead. But I happened to be pregnant at the time - with a boy (!) - and figured maybe I should make some books about him too. It was easy to use Emmy as inspiration because she's already here and we're seeing her personality blossom. I started to think about how kids often duke it out with their parents in terms of who loved whom first or more, which somehow led me to this current manuscript. This was the "I love you more," "no, I love you more" variety. ![]() ![]() Most of my children's books ideas come from daily living - my kids, my own childhood, or simple phrases I hear throughout the day.įor example, it was a typical night of my then-three-year-old daughter's stall tactics at bedtime. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |