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Chit Chat with author Debra Daugherty
December 21, 2013
Welcome to my new blog!
Hi. I'm Debra Daugherty, author of Calamity Cat, picture book for ages 4-8, publisher MeeGenius, ISBN 9781625432414.
When I tell my friends I wrote a picture book about a cat, they ask, "Why a cat? Why not a dog?"
They find it strange because I have no cat, only two dogs, Honey and CeCe. I love my dogs and would be lost without them, but I also like kittens and cats. As a child on the farm there were plenty of barn kittens. My brothers and I couldn't bring them in the house, but we loved playing with them outside.
This is how Calamity Cat came to be written: It was February, picture book month, and a member of my writers group mentioned writing a picture book a day. I accepted the challenge and that is what I did, I wrote 28 picture books in one month. Calamity Cat was written on Day 18. After revisions, I sent it to MeeGenius, an online e-book publisher. This was in March, 2013. By April 30th, I had a signed contract and Calamity Cat was released on December 2, 2013. It's been an exciting year!
Lucy Mara was chosen by MeeGenius to be the illustrator and I think she did an exceptional job. There is energy to her art and I especially love the illustration she did of Calamity getting a bath. YEOW!
I would love hearing from my young readers. Do you have a cat? Does it make messes, too? You can e-mail me at: ddaugherty329@gmail.com.
Here are links to my website:
http://www.writing-for-children.webno...
I write about the ups and downs of finding publishers and agents for manuscripts and I also write about my stories. There is a section titled Kid's Korner where I write for my young readers. If you like snicker doodle cookies, there is a recipe for them on this page.
This link takes one to the MeeGenius website and my book: http://www.meegenius.com/readers/1/04....
Calamity Cat is available for $1.99. MeeGenius also offers bundles of books at a special rate, and you can buy a subscription, paying so much a month to use the MeeGenius library of over 700 books. Check it out at www.meegenius.com
Thanks for dropping in for my first chit chat.
Debra Daugherty
Welcome to my new blog!
Hi. I'm Debra Daugherty, author of Calamity Cat, picture book for ages 4-8, publisher MeeGenius, ISBN 9781625432414.
When I tell my friends I wrote a picture book about a cat, they ask, "Why a cat? Why not a dog?"
They find it strange because I have no cat, only two dogs, Honey and CeCe. I love my dogs and would be lost without them, but I also like kittens and cats. As a child on the farm there were plenty of barn kittens. My brothers and I couldn't bring them in the house, but we loved playing with them outside.
This is how Calamity Cat came to be written: It was February, picture book month, and a member of my writers group mentioned writing a picture book a day. I accepted the challenge and that is what I did, I wrote 28 picture books in one month. Calamity Cat was written on Day 18. After revisions, I sent it to MeeGenius, an online e-book publisher. This was in March, 2013. By April 30th, I had a signed contract and Calamity Cat was released on December 2, 2013. It's been an exciting year!
Lucy Mara was chosen by MeeGenius to be the illustrator and I think she did an exceptional job. There is energy to her art and I especially love the illustration she did of Calamity getting a bath. YEOW!
I would love hearing from my young readers. Do you have a cat? Does it make messes, too? You can e-mail me at: ddaugherty329@gmail.com.
Here are links to my website:
http://www.writing-for-children.webno...
I write about the ups and downs of finding publishers and agents for manuscripts and I also write about my stories. There is a section titled Kid's Korner where I write for my young readers. If you like snicker doodle cookies, there is a recipe for them on this page.
This link takes one to the MeeGenius website and my book: http://www.meegenius.com/readers/1/04....
Calamity Cat is available for $1.99. MeeGenius also offers bundles of books at a special rate, and you can buy a subscription, paying so much a month to use the MeeGenius library of over 700 books. Check it out at www.meegenius.com
Thanks for dropping in for my first chit chat.
Debra Daugherty
