see or hear something, then scribble a few words in my notebook. i might carry that idea in my head for days or months until another thought comes to me and another. eventually, all the ideas tell me to sit down and start writing. so i do!
writing books requires lots of research, even if it’s a short picture book or board book. research is one way to help “capture” our ideas and it’s part of the fun. we get to learn so much! i have two board books coming out in 2017, one about napping animals and one about bathing animals. i probably did over 100 hours of research to 