Final Update

This is basically going to be my final post. I do plan to make one more which will be a video of me reading my finished product.

My last update is another illustration from Katelynn!

Sketches by Katelynn Sommerset

Summary

Throughout these past 9 weeks, I have learned a fair amount about writing a children’s book.

First, I learned about brainstorming and creativity. I had to come up with a theme and a storyline, a character. All while making sure it was catered to children and not “copied”.

Second, I learned how to navigate Epic! Books. Epic! Books is going to be an extremely valuable platform for me to utilize in my future classroom. For my writing process, this helped me to get an idea of how children’s books are laid out and what type of language to use!

And third, I learned communication. I had to chat with the parents of my target-aged kids to get a sense of what kids these days are into. I had to communicate with my mum as she edited my writing and I had to communicate with Katelynn as she works on my illustrations.