Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles – Page 2 – Hey, Look! A Writer Fellow!

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022

Sleepy Happy Capy CONTEST!

It’s October 18, the birthday for my new picture book, Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles!

To celebrate, I am offering a chance for one lucky bloggy buddy to win a free, personalized copy! (To be clear, if you are reading this blog post right now, you are a bloggy buddy and, therefore fully eligible to enter the contest. So good job!)

How To Enter

To enter the Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles Contest all you need to do is leave a comment that answers the following question:

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If you could be pals with a fictional character, who would you choose and why?

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That’s it! Leave a comment and you’ll be entered in a random drawing to win Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles!

And who will select the lucky winner, you ask?

This guy:

Oh, wait, that photo is a little out of date. I mean, this guy:

This kid has been randomly selecting my contest winners for 10 freaking years! He’s weird, but impartial.

How to Increase Your Chances of Winning

What’s that? You want me to stuff the ballot box in your favor?

No problem!

If you promote this contest on your blog, I’ll give you two extra ballots!

And if you promote this contest on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, or whatever else, I’ll give you an extra ballot for every social medial platform you post on!

And if you want to pitch a completely different way to promote Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles, let me know what you have in mind, and I’ll almost certainly give you an extra ballot for that, too!

The drawing will be held one week from today on Tuesday, October 25.

The winner will be posted on this blog on Wednesday, October 26.

That’s it! So leave a comment! Promote the contest! Celebrate capybaras! And win!

GOOD LUCK!

Happy Capy is rooting for you. Happy Capy is also napping, so please use your indoor voice.

October 11, 2022

The Trouble With Tinkering

This is relevant to the post, I promise!

What? Another guest post?

Yes! And it’s a good one!

Head on over to the wonderful Writers Circle Blog to learn about the sneakiest form of procrastination in the history of ever. It’s so sneaky you might be a victim without even knowing it!

There isn’t a comment section on that site, so feel free to stop back here and chat with me a little. I always wanna know what’s on your mind.

Take care!

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

Yes! You Can Draw A Capybara!

“Don’t say you can’t draw me. Of course you can. Capy has faith in you. All you need is a little faith in yourself.”

The release date for Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles is about a month away and, well, I’m getting giddy!

I’m pleased to say that this giddiness is shared by the good folks at Page Street Kids, who have done many wonderful things to get the word out. They’ve sponsored a capybara through the World Wildlife Fund. They’ve set me up with book signings and school visits. They’ve created book plates and buttons and other bits of capybara swag. They’ve even sent me a capybara stuffed animal. (Gotta have my stuffy!)

They’ve also created an activity packet. Included in this packet is a capybara drawing guide by Illustrator Extraordinaire Jaimie Whitbread. And I don’t care how artistically challenged you might be, Whitbread’s simple, step-by-step instructions will get you drawing a Guinea Big of your very own!

So give it a try, my friends! And by all means, feel free to share your work in the comments! Or share whatever else you want to say in the comments. I like chatting with you.