Friday
Jan272017
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Entries from January 1, 2017 - January 31, 2017
Friday, January 27, 2017 at 10:59 PMFriday
Jan272017
Tips for SCBWI conference newbies, second-timers, plus a CHALLENGE for the many-timers
I'm leaving soon for the SCBWI Winter Conference! This year I'll be on faculty for the first time (woohoo!), participating in the Art Of Collaboration Illustrators' Intensive on Friday where we'll all be discussing how to make sense of feedback and incorporating alternate viewpoints.
This comic applies just as much to SCBWI-NYC as SCBWI-LA
To those attending SCBWI for the first time: I'M EXCITED FOR YOU! As some of you already know, my career got jumpstarted at an SCBWI conference.
Friday
Jan202017
Friday
Jan132017
Turning a coffee stain into art: responses from artists to my #CoffeeStainChallenge + an art giveaway
As some of you already know, I am fond of doodling with coffee stains. I was first inspired by (lo and behold) an accidental coffee stain, whose shape spurred me to turn what was initially a random event into art. I recently posted about purposely creating a bunch of coffee stains as doodlefodder, and my friend Joyce Grant suggested I post one of them and challenge people to doodle with it. Here's the original coffee stain:
Friday
Jan132017
The beautiful part of writing: you don't have to get it right the first time unlike, say, brain surgery. - Robert Cormier
I have to remind myself of this again and again as I'm working on my novel; my tendency has always been to over-edit as I write the first draft.
Feel free to download and print this Robert Cormier quote to post in your home, office, classroom or library!
For many more free, print-ready posters, bookmarks and other material related to writing and reading, see my For The Love Of Reading and Print-Ready Archives.
Tuesday
Jan102017
Advice for young writers, finding one's voice and CRUSHING IT: Three Questions Interview with Joanne Levy
I met Joanne Levy through the local Torkidlit group. I love her wry wit and also loved her middle grade, Small Medium At Large (Bloomsbury); you can see my interview with Joanne from a few years ago, where she talked about how she wrote the book, her work process and advice for aspiring authors. I'm loving her new book, CRUSHING IT, which debuts *today* from Aladdin/Simon & Schuster as part of their MIX series for tweens.
Tuesday
Jan032017
I feel like this at least once every book project
Anyone else feel like this sometimes? I go through this at LEAST once every book project. The insecurity helps keep me humble and also motivates me to always keep learning and experimenting, to push myself to step out of my comfort zone. I try to write or doodle in my journal every day, and will sometimes share my entries publicly. If you're looking for extra motivation to start journalling, I encourage you to check out National Journal Writing Month, which encourages journal writing for personal growth but especially in Jan, April, July and Oct.
Monday
Jan022017
