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.
*Please note: this is an old blog post from 2010, copied over from the KidLitArtists blog.Some of the links may be broken because things have moved around since then.UPDATE: My thank you letter to the SCBWI. It all began with a rejection. Originally, I wanted to participate in the manuscript . . .
I’m pleased to announce that the SCBWI Illustration Mentees Blog is now ready for visitors! In it, you’ll find info and resources for those interested in children’s book illustration as well as updates about our own illustration projects. I’ll also be posting from the viewpoint of a writer venturing into children’s book . . .
Founded last year by writer Darcy Pattison, Random Acts Of Publicity Week is a week where you do something to promote a friend’s book or promote a recent book you’ve read. What a fantastic idea! I’ve created a bit.ly short URL to make it easier for people to remember and promote the URL: . . .
Author Jane Yolen posted this wonderful poem by Marge Piercy in Facebook recently, saying that people are always asking her about her compulsion to write and work ethic. I -love- this poem, and totally agree with its sentiment. Not just about work but about life in general. Image above: my Daily Doodle (I’ve been . . .
YA author Laurie Halse Anderson has a post that everyone should read. I’m serious. If you haven’t already, please go read it RIGHT NOW: Laurie Halse Anderson: Your Time Is Your Currency I dare you to read this and NOT be super-inspired.
Lois Peterson is a children’s author and creative writing teacher living in B.C. Canada. Her books include 101-and more-Writing Exercises to Get You Started & Keep You Going(Metta), Meeting Miss 405 (Orca Book Publishers) The Ballad of Knuckles McGraw (Orca), and Silver Rain scheduled for publication in October. I first met Lois at the Surrey Writer’s Conference . . .
Apologies for the sporadic schedule of my blog posts lately. I’m finding it much easier to post regularly in my inkyelbows Twitter account, if you’re interested in writing tweets…I usually post there at least several times a day. Since the SCBWI Summer Conference, I’ve been approached by a number of publishers . . .
Inspired by a Wall conversation I had with kidlit author Arthur Slade on his Facebook wall, I’ve posted a new comic on Writer Unboxed. I post new comics for writers over there on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
An update to those who saw post earlier this week: Yes, I’m still waiting until my good news is official before posting about it. On a related note, I LOVE MY AGENT. I know I don’t have to stress about contractstuff, knowing that Ginger is looking out for my interests. Meanwhile, . . .