Update on The Shoephabet & The Monsterbet We printed the individual pages of both books large (11x11") and have them displayed in the Warsaw Performing Arts Center now through August. I'll be getting a couple groups together to go visit them during the morning hours (it's inside the high school, so it sounds like you can't [...]
I'm on Instagram. Did you know that? I've only been on a few months, still learning the ropes, but if you're on there yourself, look me up! @bysarahsteele You'll find contests, book sneak peeks, and the occasional photo of my little redheads. I've also been experimenting with some shorter poems combined with photos. Take a look. [...]
Last Saturday, we threw the party of our lives to officially launch our second book, The Monsterbet! We had coloring pages (<---they're free on our website), drawing prompts, a mix and match monster felt wall, monster puppets and pencils, build-a-monster creations, bookmarks, snacks, tattoos, and the rockingest photo booth our town has ever seen. I'll take some [...]
Self-published authors are often not taken seriously, and I believe there is one main reason this is true. It's not for the quality of the writing. Not for the creativity of the ideas. Not even for not having a traditional publisher. It's all about the design. When your book doesn't look professional, it won't be taken [...]
A few days ago, I shared the story of our first book, The Shoephabet. As promised, I'd like to now share our journey with our second book, The Monsterbet. When our first-born book was yet a baby, a good friend and fellow Grace alum Daniel Manduka (<---check out his website; can't wait to tap into even more of [...]