Awwww. To propose to his girlfriend, Paul Phillips wrote a book about their relationship, had it illustrated by Nashville artist Yoni Limor, printed it. Then he planted the book in the library and arranged to have her stumble across the book and read it to him. Then he proposed. 🙂 More info on . . .
I met the bubbly and enthusiastic Hazel Mitchell through the children’s book illustrator/author group, Pixel Shavings. Hazel is not only a talented illustrator but she is super-supportive of other children’s book writers and illustrators. I am SO looking forward to seeing ONE WORD PEARL, a new picture book written by Nicole Groeneweg and illustrated . . .
Yay, so relieved to hear that the B&N and S&S dispute has been resolved. Just received the following email from Carolyn K. Reidy, President & CEO of Simon & Schuster, sent to S&S authors and their agents: ———- TO SIMON & SCHUSTER’S AUTHORS AND THEIR AGENTS I am very glad . . .
My SCBWI Illustration Mentee friend Jen Betton has an excellent 2-part post about how children’s book illustrators can promote themselves: Friday postcard sampling via Penguin art director Giuseppe Castellano @(pinocastellano), posted on Twitter Self-Promotion (Part 1): What To Include Self-Promotion (Part 2): Postcards and Emailers
One of the many reasons I love Twitter is because of the conversations and connections that can happen because of casual mention. For example, I discovered that the narrator of the enhanced ebook version of I’M BORED was Cassandra Lee Morris while listening to an updated version of the ebook: https://www.instagram.com/p/c_t1vDq9LJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again I decided to . . .
I’ve gotten hooked on Dan Santat posts on Instagram lately, started following links, and have discovered some of the entertaining book trailers he’s created. I’ve posted some of these below. Dan’s also way entertaining on Twitter. Today, he’s being cranky in honor of CRANKENSTEIN’s launch: For CRANKENSTEIN, written by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Dan Santat, just launched . . .
I had a fantastic time at the SCBWI Summer Conference in LA earlier this month and will be posting a bit about that soon, but I wanted to also announce that registration for the SCBWI Canada East Fall Conference in Montreal is now open. It’s my first SCBWI faculty position, and I’m . . .
Photo: Teri Fullerton William Alexander won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for his first novel, GOBLIN SECRETS, a fantasy tale about a boy who joins a theatrical troupe of goblins to find his missing brother. A companion novel, GHOULISH SONG, came out this year. William studied theater and folklore at Oberlin College, . . .
Thanks to Renee Kurilla for interviewing me on Simply Messing About, a wonderful blog about creating children’s books. Topics covered include: – How I ended up selling my website for writers and moving to Philadelphia for six months (away from my husband!) – How Inkygirl.com got started – Time management – Why I . . .