Test Run For the New Coloring Book

We received the proofs from Create Space two to three weeks ago for Maria’s new coloring book. I asked for help testing the book on elementary students at her school, which one of the teachers was willing to help me with. The coloring book was a huge hit! First, the teacher read the story with the kids,

Print Layout Versus Ebook Layout

Print book layout versus ebook layout: these two formats present different challenges and have different requirements. Note: I’m still using my daughter’s picture book as an example for this post, because coloring books don’t make good ebooks. Reposted from April 18, 2015: You may remember from my last post that I was in the middle of

All She Needed Was A Little Help

All she needed was a little help. Sometimes in publishing, that’s all we need… This post is about a picture book that my daughter published last year that we’re hoping to turn into a coloring book this year! Reposted from March 31, 2015: About a month ago, my daughter’s Creative Writing teacher assigned the class a picture