Category Archives: Project Updates for Children’s Stories/Poems I Wrote

Project Updates

Posted on June 17, 2013 by russtowne

I plan to use a Kickstarter crowd-sourcing campaign to help create and launch my first two or three children’s books. In that way I can give my friends, loved ones, and perhaps total strangers from around the world the opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote | Tagged "Clyde and I", "Rusty Bear and Thomas Too", author, children's books, illustrator, Kickstarter, Kickstarter.com, Rusty Bear, Thomas, written | 16 Comments

Two New Books Coming Soon!

Posted on June 14, 2013 by russtowne

I recently wrote two children’s books. Here are sample illustrations, and excerpts of the text for the first one. One is scheduled for release via Amazon.com and others late in August and the other two months later. I’m working with … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Children, Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Dreams, Following Your Passion, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Teamwork, Uncategorized | Tagged author, children's author, children's books, children's stories, cover design, editing, editor, fun, humor, interior design, publishing, reading, release, sel-publishing, whimsical, writing | 22 Comments

Cover Art For My Song “Clyde and I”

Posted on June 7, 2013 by russtowne

Attached is the illustration for the cover art for my song “Clyde and I”. I should be able to post the song to you within a week, and with a slight revision it might be the cover art for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Fun, Humor, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged "Clyde and I", children, children's book, children's song, fun, humor, humorous, illustration, illustrator, Josh McGill, Kevin Harris, song CD cover | 23 Comments

Fun Photo, Quote, and a Brief Update

Posted on June 6, 2013 by russtowne

— A Quote I Love: “Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.” –Unknown (Source: tinybuddha) By coincidence, this quote actually ties into the updates below, as I’m largely in the “unknown frontiers” part of the adventure. — My learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Creativity, Dreams, Following Your Passion, Growth/Learning, Imagination, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Quotes I Love, Teamwork | Tagged adventure, bear, illustrator, logo, pre-press, publishing, Rusty Bear, safe boundries, tinybuddha, unknown frontiers | 12 Comments

“Clyde and I” Children’s Song, Story, and Possibly Book Update

Posted on June 4, 2013 by russtowne

I recently posted a children’s story/poem titled “Clyde and I”. I shared it with My Beloved, some parents and grandparents of young children, and my song co-writer, and got an unexpectedly enthusiastic response from them. My song co-writer (who has … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Following Your Passion, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Humor, Imagination, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Song Updates, Story Writing Adventures, Writing | Tagged "Clyde and I", child, children, children's poem, children's poetry, children's songs, chilldren's poems, Clyde, giraffe, Grandparents, illustrations, illustrators, Kevin Harris, parent, parents, poem, poetry | 20 Comments

Project Updates & Requests for Info

Posted on May 30, 2013 by russtowne

As you probably know I wrote my first short children’s story titled “Clyde and I” (you can see it at a recent post of the same title) for my grandkids. I’m considering writing more, and possibly creating one or more … Continue reading →