This week, I’m awarding the Inkygirl Golden Cupcake Award to Maggie Stiefvater for her The World According To Maggie blog. I’m a huge fan of Maggie’s books, including her Wolves Of Mercy Falls series and most recently, The Scorpio Races. Wonderful stories and characters, but I especially love this writer’s voice. Just some of the things I love about Maggie’s . . .
As much as I enjoy e-mail and online message boards, there’s nothing like being able to hear a person’s voice and seeing their face while you’re chatting. So it was exciting for me to finally be able to “meet” my MiG writer friend, Christina Farley, via Google+ Chat this afternoon. SO much . . .
This is one of my favourite Neil Gaiman quotes. Thanks to Neil for his permission to illustrate it. 🙂 You can hear the original quote in this video in which he offers advice for young writers: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bpNb5NwxX_g And if you haven’t already seen the inspirational commencement speech he gave at . . .
THE YO-YO PROPHET Author: Karen Krossing Publisher: Orca Book Publishers For ages 12+ After reading THE YO-YO PROPHET by Karen Krossing (Orca Books), I was inspired to do my Daily Doodle with a book theme (see above). I also got curious about yo-yos and looked up yo-yo competitions online. Wow, . . .
Saw this outside a Starbucks on Yonge Street in Toronto (just south of Eglinton). Note the small text in the lower left corner: “We’ll miss you, Maurice.” Just a few weeks ago, they had this sign: One of these days I have to go in and meet the person responsible . . .
People who meet me at conventions sometimes think I’m an extrovert because I tend to be enthusiastic and talkative. The truth: I consider myself an introvert. I’m the happiest and most productive when I’m in a quiet space. I far prefer one-on-one conversation than chitchatting within a large group. I need . . .
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)
Continuing my series on working with Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers on two new books… POSTS SO FAR: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 (Summary: After I finished illustrations for I’M BORED, Simon & Schuster BFYR offered me two blank contracts. This series is about my own experience working with S&S BFYR . . .
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)