You may be wondering why I chose to write a book about Bigfoot. Well, let me be honest, that wasn’t my original idea in the beginning! It took some serious brainstorming to land on the final story. Back when I chose to write and illustrate a children’s book for my capstone project in school, I…

Who doesn’t love a good story? Stories are a great way to share a part of ourselves with others and for others to share a part of themselves with us. Stories are how people connect with each other, engage others, and start to understand what it’s like to stand in someone else’s shoes. They help…

Have you ever had a big idea? One that seems so impossible and unreachable you don’t know where to start? If so, you have probably realized that big ideas can be pretty difficult to see through to the end. A big idea often stays just that… a big idea. It gets forgotten and lost after…

It’s been SIX WEEKS since the launch of Mr. Skandinoovy Takes an Exciting Trip to Florida, and I want to give a shout out to my book launch team. This launch team was made up of a group of people who kindly agreed to share the news and promote my story. We, at Talya Press,…

Last week, we promised to share why we are parting ways with Amazon. ”A break up?” you ask. Gasp! Really, it’s not quite as juicy as it sounds. To be honest, like millions of others, our family has come to rely on Amazon’s unlimited options of products, low prices, and fast shipping (which really isn’t…

If you’ve hung in there with me as I’ve talked about my Big Idea and how I took action on it, my writing and editing process, and all the other fun stuff, then… I “mustache” you … are you ready for something BIG? I am beyond excited to finally share my completed work with you!…