Chris Pedersen has a way with words when it comes to her main character, Ethan Blecher, in her newly released children’s chapter book, Ethan Blecher Braves a Bully. Any child would find this charming book interesting, humorous, and... Read More
Stop by Face in a Book this Saturday to meet author Chris Pedersen. Chris will be reading from The Prisoner of Carrot Castle and signing books! Here are the details: What: Book signing of The Prisoner of Carrot Castle Where... Read More
The Prisoner of Carrot Castle has been released! The book is now available in print. And to celebrate, author Chris Pedersen is heading to A Day on the Farm. (What better place to share a book that encourages children to eat... Read More
The Prisoner of Carrot Castle is now available for the iPad on the App Store for only $2.99. Grab your cape and join the fun! Aiden is just an ordinary kid—loves costume play, watching clouds pass by, seeing castles in the sky… and... Read More
You might be thinking by now that the steps to developing an iPad app never end. Well... it sometimes feels like that to us too. Since none of us have ever done an iPad app before, there's been a roller coaster learning curve and unforeseen... Read More
Yikes, we have been busy! Kate has been cranking out the final scenes and animation pieces. Nur has been coding like a mad man. I've been tweeting, facebooking, Google+ing, writing press releases, working to set up the website for Purple Carrot... Read More
How long have you been a member of Inspire? I’ve been attached to Inspire since Mount Hermon 2009 Christian Writers Conference, when I hooked up with Beth Thompson and a few other Inspire members. I was impressed with the servant’s... Read More
Things are going warp speed now. I worked on a detailed schedule for development, illustration and project management/marketing—there is a lot to accomplish to get the app out before the end of fall. The final title page still needs the... Read More
The Prisoner of Carrot Castle © 2011 Plenty has happened since the post From Picture Book to iPad App ~ Step 4. Kate has painted color studies to determine the coloring for scenes and characters. Nur has used the roughs and color... Read More
The storyboard is now well defined, coming alive with sketches and interactive features. In Step Two I laid out each scene and identified interaction, animation and sound in the storyboard. As we got more into the process, seeing scene... Read More