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Announcing the Next Project



I've been asked by a lot of people, "So what are you working on now?" Honestly, before last Sunday I didn't have a straight answer because all I was working on was fragmented ideas followed by quick notes jotted down in my little purple notebook. But this past Sunday I attended the Bay Area Book Festival with my family and got the inspiration, motivation, support, kick in the ass (call it what you want) to make a decision. Next project will be a children's illustrated book I'm calling 
The Big Brother Lessons: The Amazing Cape.
A story about 2 young brothers, overcoming jealousy for a fantastic shared experience, and the wonders of a cape. 
I've already written the first draft but I want to try to go the traditional publishing route this time, which means lots of submissions to publishers and months of waiting. 
Got my narrowed down list of appropriate publishers, editing the next draft, and here I go....
Wish me luck!

P.S. I haven't forgotten about In the Cards. Still working on marketing for that one.
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