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.
#BookADay: A HITCH AT THE FAIRMONT by Jim Averbeck, with very cool chapter heading comic illustrations by Nick Bertozzi. Fun and satisfying read with some great twists, and I loved the fact that young Jack is an artist. Advice for new illustrators and writers from Jim Averbeck from his interview on Kidlit411.com:”Grow a thick skin. . . .
Just finished WE WERE LIARS by Emily Lockhart. Totally lives up to the hype, I have to say. It’s a novel I definitely want to reread (if you’ve read the novel yourself, you know why). In hunting down interviews with the author, I was intrigued by the fact that Emily . . .
Above: I love teacher Colby Sharp‘s enthusiasm for reading and how he shares it with his students. “READING IS AWESOME!” Thanks to Colby for letting me use his classroom as photo reference for some of the illustrations I did for the Judy Blume chapter books. He and my teacher friend Allison . . .
I just bought GO, SHAPES, GO!, a gorgeously illustrated early concept book with such a *fun* story, and it launched TODAY. I’ve been a fan of Denise Fleming‘s work ever since I saw Denise demonstrate her pulp painting process at the SCBWI Illustrator Intensives a few years ago. You can find out more . . .
Inspired by my friend John Chew. 🙂 I revamped the old comic to use updated art as an excuse to play around with my new Alex Dukal cartoonist brushes. Wasn’t sure if that meant I needed to update the copyright notice or not…?
Writers and illustrators: don’t get so caught up in promotion and marketing that you forget to CREATE.