So, you’ve written your story—congratulations! But the journey doesn’t end there. Editing is where your story truly takes shape. Today, we’ll walk through the key steps of the editing process, from getting feedback to fine-tuning your final draft. Let’s dive into...
Ever wondered how your favorite picture book was created? It all starts with a great story. Today, I'll show you how to write yours! First off, start with an amazing idea for your story. Now take your idea and let’s discover how to write it! There are a lot of things...
Let’s explore where ideas come from. For my book, Storm Trucks, my son was obsessed with cars and trucks. We watched Cars on repeat, read Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site and Little Blue Truck every night, and played with toy cars and trucks all the time. Trucks...
Hi friend! I’ve been busy getting ready for my Kickstarter in September, and a really exciting series of videos I’m launching on YouTube, walking through all the steps it took to bring my story to life in a real, published book. I know when I started dreaming of...
My family has been continuing our journey around our country to visit the US National Parks. This summer we visited five more, bringing our total up to 18. As we have seen so many of these wonderful places I have found myself contemplating how amazingly different each...
Family Photos by Randy Yeats Photography
I just turned forty, and as my birthday came nearer I actually got nervous about it. I usually don't care about getting older but for some reason forty seemed like a big birthday to me. I know in my head that forty isn't that old, I still have many years ahead of me,...
Photos from our family trip to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Plus, thoughts on quitting social media.
Get your reading game on with this Free Booklist Bundle – a zip archive of all Charlotte’s booklists from baby to adult. With 9 different lists, you’ll have enough reading material to last a lifetime (or at least until the next update)!
The pain of change is valuable and good. In change there is always pain and learning and growing. I love things to stay the same and comfortable but if they always stay the same, I would never grow and become braver and stronger and wiser.
Watch Charlotte Glaze bring a sketch of a girl riding a pony to color and finish as she works in Photoshop with a Cintiq. Charlotte works in a digital cut-paper style. Process: Thumbnail, Rough Sketch, Finished Sketch, Color, Texture, and Shadow. Thanks for watching....
I am going to show you how I prioritize and how I get things finished. It’s easy to start something. It’s hard to slog through the middle and get to the ending. Here’s how I do it.