My daughter and I just attended the 2011 Decatur Book Festival. It's billed as the nation's largest independent book festival and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We sold some books, talked for hours to book people fo all sorts, and I offered what guidance I could offer to many seeking it concerning... more

My daughter and I just attended the 2011 Decatur Book Festival. It's billed as the nation's largest independent book festival and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We sold some books, talked for hours to book people fo all sorts, and I offered what guidance I could offer to many seeking it concerning their own efforts to get their own projects going.

Thanks for the kind comments. I have several projects in various stages of completion. Expect to see The Fairy Troll out soon followed by The Butterfly Girl, To Jump A Fence, A Troll Jamboree, The Secret Valley of Forgotten Creatures, and others forming in my weird brain almost daily. All will be ac... more

Thanks for the kind comments. I have several projects in various stages of completion. Expect to see The Fairy Troll out soon followed by The Butterfly Girl, To Jump A Fence, A Troll Jamboree, The Secret Valley of Forgotten Creatures, and others forming in my weird brain almost daily. All will be accomplished with my established way of partnering with highly skilled artists that can take pride in a creation that is just as much theirs as it is mine. All will be published under my own label, Walton Publishing Group. :)

I have several new stories being illustrated and in various stages of completion at this time. I am finding some absolutely wonderful artists to partner with and I'm still seeking more. In addition to publishing more stories soon via the normal methods, I am also partnering with a programmer that wi... more

I have several new stories being illustrated and in various stages of completion at this time. I am finding some absolutely wonderful artists to partner with and I'm still seeking more. In addition to publishing more stories soon via the normal methods, I am also partnering with a programmer that will be assisting me in creation of an iPhone app via which I will begin marketing directly to those users. We're going outside the box and kicking the box aside.

My latest work, The Finding of Blue Bunny is getting good reviews and I ask all with little ones to please check it out as it is available on Amazon.com. Also, I may be adding to my dual language works with some projects in English workbooks for ESL students. More info will be forthcoming as I talk ... more

My latest work, The Finding of Blue Bunny is getting good reviews and I ask all with little ones to please check it out as it is available on Amazon.com. Also, I may be adding to my dual language works with some projects in English workbooks for ESL students. More info will be forthcoming as I talk this over with the interested company. Kids Kids Kids....Books Books Books. :)

Hey all. I believe I have found the right artist for my current project. I really appreciate the responses, referrals, and some really cool encouragement. I simply love the sort of folks that work in children's literature. I get really good info from those more experienced than myself and I want any... more

Hey all. I believe I have found the right artist for my current project. I really appreciate the responses, referrals, and some really cool encouragement. I simply love the sort of folks that work in children's literature. I get really good info from those more experienced than myself and I want any and all to know I am open to offer what insight I may give on self-publishing, getting your own brand going and becoming your own publisher, and well...even to just chit chat.

Hi Wave,
I got your email and I'd be happy to take have you look at me work and see if it fits what you want for your illustrations. Or if you want to show me waht you have on the character to see what I can do with it before you decide - Im willing to do a few sketches of your character too. m... more

Hi Wave,
I got your email and I'd be happy to take have you look at me work and see if it fits what you want for your illustrations. Or if you want to show me waht you have on the character to see what I can do with it before you decide - Im willing to do a few sketches of your character too. my site is www.dawnstephensbooks.com - and I can always email other jpegs over if you would like to see something else.
good luck,
Dawn

Hi Wave - JR Poulter forwarded an email regarding your newspaper story project. I am new at JacketFlap but think I might have a couple short books for you to look at. They are fully illustrated but can stand alone as well. One book in particular "Sally's Silly Pets" has been taken into kindergard... more

Hi Wave - JR Poulter forwarded an email regarding your newspaper story project. I am new at JacketFlap but think I might have a couple short books for you to look at. They are fully illustrated but can stand alone as well. One book in particular "Sally's Silly Pets" has been taken into kindergarden and grade 1 classes in Ontario Canada and have received great reviews from the teachers that tested them for me. I published through POD Lulu.com. Let me know if you are interested in giving them a look.

In addition to seeking a brick and mortar publisher, I am now open to inquiries from illustrators interested in working on my future works. I especially would like to find someone to work on The Butterfly Girl-Into The Land of Heart Butterflies. My future projects can be seen on the "waveman" sectio... more

In addition to seeking a brick and mortar publisher, I am now open to inquiries from illustrators interested in working on my future works. I especially would like to find someone to work on The Butterfly Girl-Into The Land of Heart Butterflies. My future projects can be seen on the "waveman" section of my website, www.dawufflepage.i8.com.