by Amy Beeman | Jul 28, 2021 | Family
Hiring an illustrator is stressful. What starts out as a focused online search soon turns into a Google rabbit hole of images and drawings and paintings and bios and costs and procedures. To say its dizzying would be an understatement. Once your eyes are able to focus...
by Amy Beeman | Jul 21, 2021 | Family
The way I feel about my editor is the same way a toddler feels about any given food: one day I love her and the next day she repulses me. She likes one of my word choices: I love her. She tells me to cut more words: I hate her. I had no idea how much goes into editing...
by Amy Beeman | Jun 20, 2021 | Family
The day still happens, even if you donโt have a dad. Fatherโs Day still arrives on the third Sunday in June. Even if your dad is gone. Photos of dads are posted. Happy, smiling photos. Families out with dads for brunch, going for walks, celebrating together....
by Amy Beeman | Jun 15, 2021 | Family
It still seems a little dream like, but each day the idea that I will soon be a published author becomes more and more… real. (As a soon-to-be-published author I should pride myself on finding a better word than โrealโ but itโs exactly how it feels.) Iโve...
by Amy Beeman | May 6, 2021 | Family
My gain is her loss. I hear โMom.โ She hears silence. I feel hugs. She just has the memory of his arms around her. I see smiles and eyes that light up with excitement. She has to close her eyes to see his face. I hear giggles and laughs....
by Amy Beeman | May 3, 2021 | Family, Living life
Do you ever watch a movie and feel your stomach drop when the good guy gets into a ring with the bad guy? Youโre rooting for the good guy, but you have your doubts. You watch as they circle one another and then suddenly the opponent lunges. Before you even realize...
