Well, I have been out of the blogoverse (did I make that up or is it something nerdy I shouldn't say?) for a looooooooong time.
Between work and Stephen and the holiday seasonsss, I have found very little time for blogging.
And, to be even more honest, very little to blog about.
The most exciting thing to happen round here in the last few months (besides my 2 year wedding anniversary and our trip to WA for Christmas, which, while blog-worthy, happened so fast and went by like blurs!), is that my best Anna is illustrating a silly little children's book I wrote.
I've never been great at writing.
Don't get me wrong - I could knock out a solid B+ or A- research paper or reading response or other academic type writing.
And I've always been good at noticing other's good writing (which is why I love to read).
While in college, the most creative writing I did was for my poetry workshop and then the poetry writing class I took.
Poetry was not my forte, but I was actually proud of a few of my poems.
But not real writing. Not like, sit down and write a story writing.
But one day, bored and bored and bored, I wrote a little story for Stephen about 2 monkeys in the jungle who become friends.
Like any good husband, he loved it! And encouraged me to write more.
So then I had an idea for a story about a shark.
It stank.
And then, my best Anna drew a picture of a penguin.
(For those of you who don't know me well, I LOVE penguins!)
And the story just fell into my head.
So Anna is drawing the pictures to go with my story and pretty soon, there will be a real live (not really published but sill super cool for us) book, written by Heather Cowden and illustrated by Anna Robertson.
Years from now, when there are little Cowden's running 'round, I'll have a little illustrated storybook to read them that I wrote! And that Aunt Anna illustrated.
The same goes for Anna when she's got some babies!
It's cool and fun and I'm excited to see the finished product.
Penguin in Love, not coming soon to any bookstore, but coming soon to live with me!
I am very excited for your book! I've read it, and if the illustrations are even half as good as the story, it will be wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI still contend that you should read more and you should write more.
And yes, I think you made up "blogoverse." The nerds say, "blogosphere."
I love the fact that you're letting me put my silly cartoon illustrations to your story. The honor is all mine.
ReplyDeleteAnd I 2nd Stephen-- more writing and reading!!!
And, alas, it IS blogosphere. I feel nerdy just for knowing that. But congrats to you for making up your own word!
Maybe you could share your story with a Mini-Murphy the next time you see her.
ReplyDeletePPPPPPPSSSSSSSSTTTTTT--- Can you please make another post??
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