Category: writing

• The Hero’s Journey Part I: What is a Hero?

  

  Before we can create our hero on the page, whether it be a novel, a comic book, or a movie script; we must first know what makes someone a hero. Merriam-Webster provides two definitions for hero and they are all equally applicable. What is also important – is what individual people think of as a […]

  Alyssa Barr

  March 3, 2022

  Books, Marvel, Movie, Publication, Television, writing

• Writing a Children’s Book: Part Two

  Well, I did it. I wrote, I illustrated, I published. I’ve been dreaming of this moments since I was 4 (Okay, maybe not that young, but pretty dang close). And now that it’s here, it’s surreal. Esi the Elephant was a project I started in August of 2017 when I worked at a preschool. I […]

  Alyssa Barr

  December 11, 2020

  Art, Books, Publication, writing

• Writing a Children’s Book: Part One

  So, you probably guessed it by the title. I’m writing a children’s book. I knew I wanted to write kid’s books for years, but never really knew where to start, nor was I in a position in my life to really sit down, relax, and just write. But 2020 has brought a lot of…down time. […]

  Alyssa Barr

  November 16, 2020

  Art, Books, Publication, writing

  book, illustrating, kids, publish, writing