I Literally Finished My Children’s Book Pro Book!!!
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About a year ago, I took Children’s Book Pro, and I liked my idea for Hansel and Gretel enough that I decided it would be worth it to learn how to finish a whole book with it. I know this wouldn’t be for everyone, but I’m glad I stuck it out and can say I have a finished product on Amazon!!
I’m already on to another book, and I’m happy to say it’s going so much smoother and quicker than the first time. I feel like I have a much better idea of what I’m doing, and it’ll just keep getting better. I literally bought a pack of ISBN numbers, so I’m betting on doing multiple books!
Anyways, this was crazy. I made the book dedication out to the School of Visual Storytelling and to Jake, Lee, Will and David, ‘cause who else?
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@Sarah-VanDam thats amazing!! Congratulations!!
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Congratulations!
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That's amazing!! Hurray!
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Nice work Sarah! Love seeing this!!!! : )
I just placed my order! Can't wait to see it
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Wow! It looks great! That is great that you finished it and doing others.
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@Pamela-Fraley @ajillustrates @ksfabian @Lee-White @Kim-Rosenlof Thank you so, so much everyone!!!
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@Sarah-VanDam That's awesome- Congratulations!! It looks really good, and that note at the end cracked me up! Good luck with your next books!
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Congratulations!! It looks so good!
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@NickyDrew Thank you!
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@Sarah-VanDam
Sarah, this is a wonderful book! Thanks for sharing it. I love your work, but most of all, for me, it is very reassuring and motivating to see a fellow SVSer producing a book. I'm in the process too.
Did you compose that 'Dear reader' note? It's very good!
Very best wishes for your next book.
Adam
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@Adam-Thornton-0 Thank you!!! Yes, I rewrote everything to fit my retelling of the story. Excited to see what you’re working on, too! Keep me posted.
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How exciting! I just finished the CBPro class and in our final Zoom session the instructors mentioned your book. Of course, I had to check it out. I love it! What an accomplishment! You've motivated me to keep working on my manuscript and illustrations.
Sara Therese
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@Sarah-VanDam congratulations!! It looks awesome. Too bad my kids can't read English. The end note is indeed hilarious.
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@sarandipity Really?? Wow. How’d your session of CBP go, by the way??
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@Chantal-Goetheer Thank you so much!!
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Congratulations @Sarah-VanDam!!! Looks amazing!
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@Sarah-VanDam Wow wow wow! Congratulations!!
This looks amazing - well done!!
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@Sarah-VanDam I love how you took liberties with the text! And the witch wearing a Black Forest hat is a nice touch too. I did a lot of Black Forest research for mine too, and so I recognize many of your visual elements. I really like your take on the story, and I agree that going through the whole process is a confidence builder that teaches about ideation, page turns, pacing, character consistency, and scheduling one's time.
...and good luck with your next book!
