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    • Cayleen
      Cayleen last edited by

      After posting a series of cute Alpaca pictures in December, I had people keep coming back and asking when I was publishing the book. I had no plans to publish a book. Just cute pictures. But then I got thinking, Why not?! Half of the pictures were pretty much done. I just had to make the other half, and add some supporting text. And format it all pretty like. And learn how to self publish. Easy, right?
      Well, a few months later, it's done enough to hit that publish button! I went with Amazon KDP since they're the easiest and most forgiving to work with. I love room for failure!

      So grateful to SVS for the classes that have helped me level up (and continue to level up), for the podcasts, and for Will Terry for sharing his self-publishing journey on YouTube. It's all been incredibly inspiring!

      And here it is! In the wild! With my name on it!

      [I should probably make a much bigger deal about releasing and such, but for now, I'm happy for this gentle release. Boop. It's there. I've got lots I want to write and illustrate, and I'm sure I'll keep learning as I go!]

      The First Day the Snow Fell

      (And in the US too 😉 )

      The First Day the Snow Fell

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      Cayleen Blackmore

      cayleencreates.com
      https://www.instagram.com/cayleencreates/

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      • Jeremy Ross
        Jeremy Ross @Cayleen last edited by

        Congratulations @Cayleen! Looks great!

        https://www.instagram.com/jeremyrayross
        https://www.jeremyrayross.com/
        https://twitter.com/jeremyrayross
        https://jeremyrayross.substack.com/

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        • Sarah VanDam
          Sarah VanDam @Cayleen last edited by

          @Cayleen Hey, WAY TO GO!!!

          https://sarahvandam.art/
          Instagram: @sarahvandam.art and @artistsandbox.etsy

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          • chrisaakins
            chrisaakins last edited by

            @Cayleen That’s great! I am glad you decided to go ahead. I bet it feels great to have something published!

            Chris Akins
            www.chrisakinsart.com
            www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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            • Cayleen
              Cayleen @Jeremy Ross last edited by

              @Jeremy-Ross Thank you!

              Cayleen Blackmore

              cayleencreates.com
              https://www.instagram.com/cayleencreates/

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              • Cayleen
                Cayleen @Sarah VanDam last edited by

                @Sarah-VanDam Thank you!

                Cayleen Blackmore

                cayleencreates.com
                https://www.instagram.com/cayleencreates/

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                • Cayleen
                  Cayleen @chrisaakins last edited by

                  @chrisaakins Slightly terrifying, but pretty awesome too. Thank you!

                  Cayleen Blackmore

                  cayleencreates.com
                  https://www.instagram.com/cayleencreates/

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