First Draft to Published

Carolyn Wolfe’s, author of the children’s book, The Unhappy Little Dragon Lessons Learned is on virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book   the first two week in May to talk about her book, the writing life and her future projects. Today, May 3, 2012 she will be visiting BlueBell Books . About The Unhappy Little Dragon This is the tale of a little Dragon who has a big problem; he cannot control his fire! After a major mishap, he runs away into the forest and has a wonderful adventure where he meets new friends, learns that every creature has a unique gift, and finds out the special way in which he can use his own remarkable gift of fire. Purchase the book at Amazon If you would like information about a book tour, please visit my blog, Writing Daze or email Rebecca at Rebecca.camarena@yahoo.com

Friday is a good day for a laugh moment, so we asked our visiting author, Jaimie Hope to share some memorable moments that happened during the writing and/or publishing of her children’s book, The Adventures of Baby Jaimie.  1, Originally when I was writing my Children’s book I intended for it to be an exclusive e-book. I was trying to get the book e-published in time for an event and needed to hurry. When I ordered my illustrations, I ordered black and white illustrations. I got the book published in time for my event and as I told each person about my latest release the first thing I got asked by every person was “Is this title going to be available in traditional book format.” 2. Since I got so many requests for a traditional book, I felt compelled to give the people what they wanted. That meant I had to color the illustrations myself. So, even though the book lists Alex Baranov as the illustrator I added the color to the colored editions myself.

Jaimie Hope, author of the children’s book, The Adventures of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie gets Stage Fright is on Day Two of her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book   this month of April, 2012 to talk about her book, the writing life and her future projects. Today, her book is reviewed at Maureen’s Musings .  About The Adventures of Baby Jaimie Baby Jaimie is in her first year of school. She has made many new friends and learned lots of things. Now she will learn what it means to be a team player when she is in her very first play. Follow Baby Jaimie as she learns the lesson, there are no small parts, only small actors.  Purchase the book at Amazon   If you would like information about a book tour, please visit my blog, Writing Daze or email Rebecca at Rebecca.camarena@yahoo.com

Joining us on her virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book is chidren's author Donna McDine. We asked Donna the following questions; Q: Where did you come up with your idea for book or novel? Was there a person that was your inspiration for this book/novel? Who would you like to thank for getting you where you are today? (this can even be yourself, but tell us how you got yourself to where you are today). A: Initially, The Golden Pathway started out as a writing assignment for the Institute of Children’s Literature, but I never submitted it beyond my writing instructor. This particular manuscript kept calling to me to bring David’s and Jenkins’ story forth from my computer. After joining the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club and garnering success in online ezine and print magazines I finally submitted the manuscript to Suzanne Lieurance for critique and with her encouragement I submitted it to the 77th Writer’s Digest Writing Competition and much to my delight it placed 12th in the...

Carolyn Wolfe’s, author of the children’s book, “The Bedtime of the Sky and Other Sleepy-Bye Stories is on virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book . Join this talented author as she travels the blogosphere over the next two weeks to talk about her book, the writing live and her future projects. You can find Carolyn at her website www.whenthemoonspeaks.com Today, Tuesday, Carolyn will be visiting at Teresa’s Reading Corner with her Guest Post and Contest . Leave a comment and be entered for a chance to win a free copy of “The Bedtime of the Sky and Other Sleepy-Bye Stories.” Enjoy !