A comic for Harry Potter fans
Some days I wish I hadn’t read the Harry Potter books already just so I could read them again for the first time.
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Some days I wish I hadn’t read the Harry Potter books already just so I could read them again for the first time.
To writers out there who never have trouble finding time to write or revise: pls ignore the rest of this post. To those who are always putting their own projects on the back burner because of bill-paying work taking priority, family obligations, favors for other people, insecurity or fear, procrastination . . .
Megan Maynor is a former advertising copywriter and author of picture books ELLA AND PENGUIN STICK TOGETHER and ELLA AND PENGUIN: A PERFECT MATCH (coming 2017), both from HarperCollins Children’s Books. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and three children. ELLA AND PENGUIN is a new picture book written by Megan Maynor, . . .
I had a fantastic time at the SCBWI-Florida Regional Conference this past week; you can see my photos on Facebook and Flickr. I co-ran the Illustrator Comprehensive with Pat Cummings, and one of the attendees was the mega-talented Zebo Ludvicek. Side note: Zebo’s debut picture book, MOUSE, will be published by Jennifer Besser at . . .
To agents, editors and art directors out there: please take a few minutes to answer a short anonymous poll to help up-and-coming writers and illustrators? Results will be discussed at the SCBWI-Florida Regional Conference, SCBWI Metro NY Chapter (Feb event) and SCBWI-LA Writer’s Day as well as summarized in Inkygirl.com later this . . .
I have actually broken my resolution not to make resolutions and am going to make a resolution! See my blog post on KidLitArtists.com: New Year’s Resolutions and Realistic Goal-Setting For Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Happy New Year’s, everyone!