Erica L. Clymer

Hi there! Thank you for visiting my page! Here is a little bit about me and how I became a Children's Book Author and Illustrator. As a kid, I loved drawing and was constantly filling up sketch books with cartoons. I liked to draw characters from movies, the Comics section of the newspaper and even create my own! As I got a little older, I also found a love for creative writing. I soon began to pair my illustrations with stories and handmade several of my own books. My love for art carried through to college where I studied Architecture and Graphic Design. After graduation, I pursued a career in the design field. A few years ago, my mom was cleaning out my childhood room and gave me a box filled with my books and sketches from when I was younger. She doesn’t like to throw away anything my sisters and I made growing up! Anyway, as I was reading through my books, I was reminded of how much I loved writing stories and drawing characters. After working as a Product and Graphic Designer for 13 years, I decided to pursue my childhood dream of becoming an Author/Illustrator and left my corporate job. My first book, Finn’s Fun Fish Adventure, was inspired by one of the books in that box my mom handed me. Thanks, Mom! I absolutely love writing and illustrating children’s books and am so happy I took that leap. I must thank my family for all their help and support with my books, especially my husband Anthony! I am very grateful that my book, The Great Garden Escape, won First Place in the 2021 Purple Dragonfly Awards Food-Related Category and Honorable Mention in the Health Category! If you would like to learn more about my books visit www.ericalclymer.com or follow me @ericalclymer