Starting today I’m getting serious about this picture book
writing thing! Of course, I have been in this frame of mind countless times
over the past twenty years, but this time I really mean it!
I REFUSE to succumb to the abject loneliness of a cluttered desk or the dark abyss of a fruitless mailbox.
I WILL see the exquisite promise in a stark, white page.
I WILL NOT spend more time reading about writing than actually writing.
I VOW, in fact, to follow the trail that begins in my little office in the mossy, shady Frogwood, and doggedly follow it to my inevitable glory. Perhaps one more Chardonnay will help me to actually believe that!
I REFUSE to succumb to the abject loneliness of a cluttered desk or the dark abyss of a fruitless mailbox.
I WILL see the exquisite promise in a stark, white page.
I WILL NOT spend more time reading about writing than actually writing.
I VOW, in fact, to follow the trail that begins in my little office in the mossy, shady Frogwood, and doggedly follow it to my inevitable glory. Perhaps one more Chardonnay will help me to actually believe that!
Truth be told, I do have writing achievements but they all
have melodies and musical instruments dancing around them. (ABOUT ME has more
about that subject.) The thing is, though, I have always longed to author
picture books. Published picture books! You know, those cool, colorful
adventure modules that fill the shelves in the children’s section of
bookstores! Those wondrous collections of pictures and words that get read aloud
at story time at the library! Those 800 word vignettes that transport children
to the outer limits of their imagination! Those. I want my name on some of those! So be it!
Join me on my journey!
