My journey as a children's book writer.

For years I have loved to write. I've written a novel, a children's book, several children's short stories or poems, and three inspiration books, as well as dozens and dozens of poems. I've also written a short story that is slowly turning into a novel.

I write for the love of writing. Over the years, I've had so many ideas in my head, that I had no other choice but to put them on paper to free up room for more ideas that were creating in my mind.

Over the years I've made several attempts at submitting my novel and inspirational books to literary agents, but received rejections each time. This is common for most writer so I didn't take it personally, but it was frustrating. It's a tough market. There were times I even talked about self-publishing, but the work it involved scared me. It wasn't until I woke up one day and said to myself, "I just have to DO IT!" I was sick and tired of the administrative world, and I had to get out of this corporate rut I had been in since 1996. It was as if I got out of a boat of drifting around aimlessly in the Writer's world.

It was last week that this revelation occured. "Dang, why didn't I have this revelation earlier?"

I Googled Minnesota publishers and found Beaver's Pond Press. The name was familiar--I had seen it on many book covers. Self-publishing scared me, though, but the more I read about Beaver's Pond Press on their website, the more excited I felt. I set up an appointment for a consultation on Monday, April 5, 2010. (You can find out more about Beaver's Pond Press at www.beaverspondpress.com .)

What an inspirational meeting. I asked Brad to come along with me, as he's a very important person in my life and I wanted to share this exciting moment with him. We were supposed to meet with Jordan, but he was ill that day, so we met with Amy.

I shared my book ideas and we decided to start with my children's book titled, "What Can I Do, Do, Do, Do." The book is about a little boy who has nothing to do and all the surprises he encounters when he goes to the park to find something to do. I"m not sure if I will keep that title, but for now it will remain as is.

This is it for now. Jordan will review my manuscript and get back to me in about 2 weeks. I will keep you updated. I'm so excited!!!

Until next time, have a great day!