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.
HarperCollins children’s book editor Molly O’Neill and Dystel & Goderich literary agent Michael Bourret are talking online about middle grade books, and the conversation is fascinating as well as informative… Part 1: Everything you ever wanted to know about middle grade…and were willing to ask Part 2: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Middle Grade, . . .
I have been a fan of the iPad since it first came out, and my favorite art app is Autodesk Sketchbook Pro (I’ve just started to learn the desktop version). A while ago, I posted a sketch that I did with the app on my iPad while waiting in an airport. I had noticed a . . .
YAY! My contributor’s copies of TOMO arrived today!! TOMO (which means “friend” in Japanese) features 36 stories for teens by authors and artists around the world. One of these stories is by me: it’s my very first graphic short story, which is sort of a fantasy/romance/horror. Here’s the first page: . . .
Just discovered this blog while doing a Google search for publishing news: a great mix of publishing industry news and info of interest to writers. Schiel and Denver is an on-demand publisher with offices in the U.S. and UK. Blog URL: http://www.bookpublisherblog.com/ On Twitter: @schieldenver
I enjoyed meeting Susan Hawk at the SCBWI annual conference in NYC, and I just found out she has a new blog! Susan worked in children’s book marketing for over 15 years, most recently as the Marketing Director at Henry Holt Books For Young Readers. Before that: Library Marketing Director at Penguin . . .
Scientists in Russia have grown plants from fruit stored away in permafrost by squirrels over 30,000 years ago, according to the BBC. My friend Dave Weingart sent the link with the comment, “Maybe not all squirrels are evil.” My answer: HA! I’m sure those squirrels from ancient times were storing away . . .
Above: an iPad drawing from my 9-year-old friend Amanda. Love the line at the bottom: “You can never get away Debbie”. 😀
I’ve updated the I’M BORED Scrapbook with a post about author Michael Ian Black. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been interviewing the author, editor and art director for this book and posting about the process on the Scrapbook. Most recently, I asked MIB about his writing process – what inspired him to write . . .