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.
Publishers Weekly recently reportedthe launch of Magic Town, a virtual children’s picture book world featuring over 70 stories (with many more to come) from major publishers like Hachette and Simon & Schuster. Developed by tech start-up Mindshapes, Magic Town is also open to submissions from children’s book authors and illustrators; keep reading . . .
Originally published in Writer Unboxed. 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’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 first met Deborah Kerbel through the Toronto Middle Grade and Young Adult Author Group (a.k.a. Torkidlit) – Deborah’s so fun to talk with, and I’ve also been enjoying her books over the years. Deborah’s teen novels include Under the Moon (2012), Lure (2010), Girl on the Other Side (2009), and Mackenzie, Lost and Found (2008). Her personal essay, The Curtain, is . . .
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 . . .