Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
Joyce Grant is the Toronto-based author of GABBY, a new picture book from Fitzhenry & Whiteside, illustrated by Jan Dolby. GABBY is Joyce’s first picture book. If you’re in Toronto, you’re invited to come to the Jan. 27th book launch – see GABBY launch info. In addition to writing picture books, Joyce is a . . .
I’ve been starting to post micro book reviews & comments about kidlit/YA bookson Twitter from time to time, and will include them here on Inkygirl when I like a book. I’ll tag these with “microbooktweet” to make it easier for people to find similar posts. Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as . . .
CODE NAME VERITY Author: Elizabeth Wein Publisher: Hyperion, 2012 Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram. Click on my “microbooktweet” tag to browse some of my other micro-length book reviews and tweets.
I posted about working on NAKED! over on Pixel Shavings today: Overall Narrative, Thinking Vs Drawing and NAKED! Sketching: What I’m Learning About The Picture Book Creative Process – by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Inkygirl.com was included in the Writer’s Yearbook 2013 list of Top 101 Websites For Writers! Apparently 4,350 nominations for sites were sent in, and the Writer’s Digest editorial team sifted through them to choose the final list. Thanks to all who nominated me and to Writer’s Digest for choosing Inkygirl!
I enjoyed working on I’M BORED so much that I was secretly hoping that I’d get to illustrate another of Michael’s stories…and my wish was granted! Entertainment Weekly posted the news this morning. I am so very, very pleased to announce that my next picture book illustration project is going to . . .
