Sometimes you just have to take a leap and put yourself out there!
In December last year I found myself in a great Facebook Group for authors of children's books. Well... what a supportive bunch! I'm so glad I found them! If you are into doing ANY kind of creative endeavour, I highly recommend you do the same - find your tribe, and support and learn from each other. You never know where it might take you! I am so excited because from this group a wonderful collaborative has grown for debut authors of children's books in 2019! The group is called 'On the Scene in 2019' and it features twenty international authors debuting picture books or middle grade books this year. Thanks to the hard work of the group administrators and swift action of the members, we now have a shiny new website just for us - the perfect place to find your child's next great read and support some sparkly new up and coming authors! Putting yourself out there can be really hard and scary sometimes, I know it. There isn't a day when I don't think, 'Am I really going to do this?', and the real stinkers, 'Am I good enough? What right do I have to be publishing a book?'. Admittedly, I'm still learning to kick those negative thoughts aside but my excitement and happiness over doing something I've wanted to do for so long far outweighs the scary stuff and those bummer thoughts. I'm sure there will be plenty of challenges ahead, but I'm ready to take them on. Especially since I have your support and the support of my fellow authors in the On the Scene in 2019 group. I feel honoured to be part of their group let alone sharing web space with them! You can find us (and your next favourite children's books :)) here: Website Your support means the world to us, so I hope to see you there! Lisa xx
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Who am I?Hi, I'm Lisa. I'm a writer, educator, and artist of NFTs and printables. I live with my husband and son in Canberra, Australia. Archives
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