Tag Archives: Illustrator

Clarbojahn Presents! Guest Post from Illustrator, Claudia Wolf.

Posted on November 20, 2012 by ClaraBowmanJahn

Hi Readers! Today as the last segment of my blog tour with my blogging friends I give you, Claudia Wolf, my illustrator in “Annie’s Special Day,” my début picture book. So take it away, Claudia! I was commissioned to illustrate … Continue reading →

Posted in Clara Bowman-Jahn, Clarike Bowman-Jahn, guest post, marketing, social networking, writing | Tagged Annie's Special Day, Children's book, Claudia Wolf, eTreasurespublishing, Illustrator, Marketing, McGraw Hill, Picture book, promoting | 13 Comments

Day After SCBWI Conference

Posted on October 25, 2011 by ClaraBowmanJahn

As I step out into the cool crisp dawn, tree silhouettes against the orange sky, I feel awake and alive. The crows caw and cats look up, wondering why I’ve come outside. Maybe after being cooped up all day yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, Clara Bowman-Jahn, Course or Book Review, personal growth, writing | Tagged Children's literature, Children's Writing, conferece, Illustrator, Pennwriters Conference, Round Hill Writer's Group, SCBWI, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, TheMuseonlinewritersconference, writeoncon, Writers Resources | 16 Comments

Post Two on Interactive Books

Posted on October 1, 2011 by ClaraBowmanJahn

This is my second post on interactive books. The first one can be read here: ToysRus has started selling iPads, a sign that young families with children have accepted the technology of having interactive books in kid’s playrooms. Interactive digital … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, Clara Bowman-Jahn, Course or Book Review, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged authors, Children's book, Children's literature, Illustrator, kids, social networking, web sites, Writers Resources, writing tips | 3 Comments

Write In One Genre or Two?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by ClaraBowmanJahn

Writers question whether to stick to one genre or if it’s OK to write in more than one. There seems to be two schools of thought. One says it’s easier to get published if you write in only one, that … Continue reading →

Posted in memoir, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged Annie's Special Day, children's books, genre, goals, Illustrator, Memoir, NAMW, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Time management, writeoncon, Writing, writing business | 24 Comments

Two Pressing Items

Posted on July 23, 2011 by ClaraBowmanJahn

Two items deserve my attention now. I am actively looking for an illustrator and I need to preview the MasterWriter software I downloaded yesterday as a free trial. Through LinkedIn I found a wonderful illustrator with whom I’m emailing about … Continue reading →

Posted in personal growth, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged Annie, Annie's Special Day, goals, Illustrator, LinkedIn, Marketing, MasterWriter, Pilate's, priorities, Time management, to do lists, Writer's Digest, Writers Resources | 8 Comments

Good news, I have a contract.

Posted on July 20, 2011 by ClaraBowmanJahn

Yes, I have good news. etreasurespublishing sent me the contract with their signatures on it this afternoon. There had been a mistake where they thought they had scanned it and it was in their files but it wasn’t in the … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, personal growth, social networking, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged Annie, Annie's Special Day, children's books, Children's literature, Contract, E-mail, Email address, Illustrator, Publishing | 15 Comments

Tired of Being in Limbo, Seeking Contract Closure

Posted on July 19, 2011 by ClaraBowmanJahn

This post was about a problem that seemed serious at the time but has since been solved. It is no longer relevant. OK, I’m naive, stupid and ignorant. But I’ve learned a lot. The most important being a recent installment … Continue reading →

Posted in Clara Bowman-Jahn, life story, personal growth, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged Annie's Special Day, author, Children's book, Communication, Contract, email messages, Illustrator, Publishing, writers | 7 Comments

Happy Author’s Good News

Posted on May 7, 2011 by ClaraBowmanJahn

Yes, Hurray and Hurray! I finally received a contract from eTreasure’s Publishing LLC that they are going to publish my children’s book, Annie’s Special Day, written under the pen name of Clarike Bowman-Jahn. I just got the contract today. (Here’s … Continue reading →