I’ve added a new print-ready poster to my For The Love Of Reading page: “Be A Reading Ninja!” It prints on an 8.5 x 11″ sheet of paper. Download it here. This is also now available as a “Be A Reading Ninja!” greeting card. You can find ALL my free, print-ready bonus material in . . .
Have a great week, everyone!
I was so inspired by Pernille Ripp’s talk at Nerd Camp earlier this year and just discovered (duh, why didn’t I look for this earlier?) that she has a blog! I was inspired to illustrate a quote from her recent piece, “Stop Feeding The Beast – The Reading Myths We Pass . . .
I figure it’s time I add a children’s book illustrator to my Will Write For Chocolate household. You can browse older strips in the Will Write For Chocolate archives.
Posting this comic for my friend Joanne Levy and others who just told me that the image at the top of my previous post should have had the cat lying on TOP of the writer’s papers, not beside. You cat people! 😉
To aspiring book authors and illustrators out there: Intelligent perseverance will get you far. Take a break if needed but then try again! If you like my found object doodles, you can browse more on Instagram at @inkygirl.
Writers and illustrators: Resist constantly comparing yourself to others. Instead, focus on appreciating and enjoying your OWN journey. (I’ve been gradually working my way through the panels in my own career, so figured it was about time I repost this comic :-))
Theresa MacPhail has some great tips for A Realistic Summer Writing Schedule with which you can be productive AND relax.
I love this Liana Brooks quote so much I decided to illustrate it. 🙂 And on the topic of helping the authors whose work you enjoy, here are some ways to help authors even if you can’t afford to buy their books. Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram.