Book-a-Day #Giveaway Featuring Author 'Post' Mark

2018 November RI Autho...

Nov 25

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For those of you who intently follow Martha Reynolds Writes, you’ve probably read my posts in the past and know that working as one of Santa’s elves is rewarding, but not always easy. This year is no exception, but not because I spent months slaving over another storybook, or have a bunch of kids’ tales to tell.

Now I finally have activity books to go with each of my storybooks, ‘Post’ Mark—Santa’s Misfit Postman, and ‘Post’ Mark—The North Pole Postman Visits Rhode Island. While very exciting, it was much more of a feat than I had ever imagined. “How hard can it really be to have my illustrator draw a bunch of pictures for a couple of coloring books,” I thought.

That was until I had to come up with 32 different creative ideas for the activities, and give the illustrator instructions on what I was trying to achieve with each one. It was a part of my brain I hadn’t used before, or certainly not for a while. As a writer, I’m used to conveying messages with words, and this had to be done strictly with black and white drawings.

I also wanted to tie the activities in with the common core, so teachers could use these books in their classroom. Not only should the activities be fun, but they need to have an educational purpose.

I am very lucky to have an illustrator, and a graphic designer who were both patient, and helpful throughout the editing process. With their tremendous help, we were able to produce coloring and activity books that hit the mark. Now, we should be all set when book number three is written, and hopefully can produce the activity book simultaneously with the storybook.

My book giveaway for 2018 will be a copy of both activity books. Please visit my website, www.northpolepostman.com if you are interested in purchasing ‘Post’ Mark—The North Pole Postman Visits Rhode Island, or ‘Post’ Mark—Santa’s Misfit Postman.