Journey of a Children’s Book Author

It doesn’t matter how long we’ve been in business or how long we’ve been doing something, we’re always drawn to stories about how someone got to where they are, how they did what they did. Knowing seems to serve one or more purposes: • provide inspiration and motivation to do something ourselves  • illume our imagination as to the possibilities  • or simply give us satisfying confirmation that ‘our way’ was much better.

Most likely someone else’s path is not the path we’ll be taking because everyone brings along a different set of circumstances, but another person’s journey can prepare us, give us ideas, and alert us as to what to watch for.

Juliana Morgan is a bundle of energy, positive attitude and pure joy and I’m pretty sure those characteristics played a big part in her publishing success. She is now the author of two children’s books: Zach's Tracks: A Yorkie's Adventure and Buddy Gets A Second Chance.

Zach’s Tracks – A Yorkie’s Adventure is her tribute to a cherished family dog and is based on one of his real-life adventures

Buddy Gets A Second Chance follows the trail of floppy-eared toy rabbit after it is accidently donated to church yard sale

Listen to Juliana Morgan’s Journey to becoming a children’s book author and get to know a little bit about her personally. It’s her voice, telling her story in her words. The internet and social media allow us to connect to thousands of people, but it’s that “personal touch” that we look for and value.

Hey, speaking of personal touches… I’ve decided to add a personal touch of my own to every one of my blog posts: a sketch or a painting. Yep, I made a pledge to myself (and now to any reader that happens to stumble here) to illustrate this A@W Blog with one of my sketches or paintings. It’s not completely unrelated to my focus on the stories and personal profiles of small business owners and entrepreneurs (although it stretches the limits). SMB owners do all kinds of things outside of their main business to keep themselves fresh, creative and fulfilled. One of the things I love to do is sketch and I’m getting back to oil painting too, so really, this is just another aspect of America At Work! Plus it can’t hurt to have original images on my blog.

Today’s Sketch: Adirondack Fisherman by Deb Stamp