“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss Most people agree good role models are imperative. These men and women give us something to aspire to, and someone to look up to. They can even motivate us to do great work. So that got me thinking; who are some famous authors that inspired me to become a… Read more →
Author: jstevenspires
Three Writing Related Wishes
]“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” Douglas Adams Back in the 60’s and early 70’s there was a TV show that glued me to the couch every week. It was the series, “I Dream of Jeannie.” I guess being a young lad I was mesmerized by the aspect of having a beautiful… Read more →
A Realistic Goal for the New Year
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” -Edith Lovejoy As with every new year, one of my many New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight (a lot of weight!). So, after a year of watching… Read more →
Author Q + A: What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Q: What’s your advice for aspiring writers? There isn’t one good answer to this question. Writing professionally requires a combination of skill, luck and diligence, and every writer has his or her own system. With that being said, I have learned a few things over the years. Read often. Reading helps refine those creative thoughts that many lose to watching too… Read more →
THREE LITTLE SHRIMP … A Household Name (Part 2)
With more than 400,000 books published a year it is harder than ever to get attention for a book. But there are things we can do to help THREE LITTLE SHRIMP books sell … to get them into as many households as possible. Nothing sells books like word of mouth. But how can we get word of mouth started? How can we get another 300,… Read more →
THREE LITTLE SHRIMP … a Household Name!
When you think of popular children’s picture books, what titles come to mind? Three Little Pigs … Curious George … The Cat in the Hat … Frog and Toads are Friends … Green Eggs and Ham … We can all agree the list above could go on and on and on. There have been 100’s of children’s picture books that… Read more →
The Truth Hurts!
Today, I found this quote . . . “Writing: you need to do it to feel good about yourself even though doing it almost never makes you feel good about yourself.” —- Jim Shepard Oh, how true it is! Read more →
Let the Book Promotion . . . Begin!
This week has been quite a week! It started off with a bang as we attended Mardi Gras parades on Sunday and Tuesday. We took Monday off to “rest”. Then, the rest of this week has been preparations and planning for the Three Little Shrimp book promotions. News releases, Author Bios and Book Announcements have been the main topic of… Read more →
The Way I Feel . . . Sometimes!
I found this quote today . . . “Writing: you need to do it to feel good about yourself even though doing it almost never makes you feel good about yourself.” —- Jim Shepard Oh, how true! Read more →
Website Up and Running . . .
Exciting times this week! After a few false starts creating the website, it is up and running. Let me know you’ve found me! 😀 Read more →