Thanks to my publisher/editor Justin Chanda and art director Laurent Linn for alerting me to the fact that Publisher’s Weekly gave I’M BORED a starred review in their July 9th issue, woohoo! An excerpt: “It looks to be the ultimate ennui smackdown: a bored-out-of-her-gourd kid vs. an equally jaded potato… Debut illustrator Ohi’s minimalist, scraggly digital . . .
I met Joanne Levy through the Toronto Area Middle Grade & Young Adult Author Group (Torkidlit), and was excited to hear about her upcoming book, Small Medium At Large, published by Bloomsbury. If you’re in the Hamilton area on July 14th, do check out Joanne’s book launch party. (Note: there will be CUPCAKES!) You can follow . . .
I’m posting some of my older comics here as I catalog and tag them in prep for a print book compilation. You can find my comics for writers on Inkygirl (http://inkygirl.com), Tumblr (http://inkygirl.tumblr.com) and Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/inkyelbows/comics-for-writers-inkygirl-com)
I’m posting some of my older comics here as I catalog and tag them in prep for a print book compilation. You can find my comics for writers on Inkygirl (http://inkygirl.com), Tumblr (http://inkygirl.tumblr.com) and Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/inkyelbows/comics-for-writers-inkygirl-com)
I’ve updated the I’M BORED blog with early sketches, pacing and advice for aspiring picture book writers.
I met Nelsa Roberto through the Toronto Middle Grade and Young Adult Author Group (a.k.a. Torkidlit). I love Nelsa — she’s so positive and funny and encouraging; I’ve appreciated her encouragement of my own writing. I enjoyed Nelsa’s previous book, Illegally Blonde (Great Plains Teen Fiction, 2010); I interviewed Nelsa for Inkygirl about how she wrote . . .
I’ve been tweeting more calls for submissions from @inkyelbows these days. Here are some recent opportunities: Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction seeks fiction and poetry for teens, young adults and the young at heart. Pays $200/story, $25/poem. Deadline: June 30, 2012. YA steampunk anthology seeks submissions (via Mindy Hardwick). Deadline: Sept.1/2012. . . .
You can also find my illustrated quotes on my Illustrated Quotes Pinterest board.
Will Write For Chocolate has been updated. You can browse earlier Will Write For Chocolate strips in the archives. You can also follow WWFC on Facebook, Pinterest and Google+.