As I mentioned earlier, my MiGwriters group is posting a series of interviews with our agents all this week. Up today: Ginger Knowlton of Curtis Brown (MY agent, woohoo!) For more insights from book creators, see my Inkygirl Interview Archives and Advice For Young Writers And Illustrators From Book Creators.
I’m posting some of my older comics here as I catalog and tag them in prep for a print book compilation. You can find my comics for writers on Inkygirl (http://inkygirl.com), Tumblr (http://inkygirl.tumblr.com) and Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/inkyelbows/comics-for-writers-inkygirl-com)
Today’s MiGwriters blog interview is with Andrea Cascardi of Translatlantic Literary Agency. Tomorrow: my agent, Ginger Knowlton of Curtis Brown! For more insights from book creators, see my Inkygirl Interview Archives and Advice For Young Writers And Illustrators From Book Creators.
I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve been asked to write or draw something for free but reassured that my work would get great exposure. As the video above points out, exposure doesn’t pay the bills. Thanks to Hazel Mitchell for the link.
Photo: Craig Jaffurs Book Giveaway: Post a comment below to be entered in a prize draw for a copy of Lee’s 101 Ways To Bug Your Friends and Enemies and a buggy doodle from Debbie. Way back when I started pursuing getting my novels published, Lee Wardlaw offered to read what I had written . . .
Picture Book Month is an international initiative to designate November as Picture Book Month, encouraging everyone to celebrate literacy with picture books. Founder, Dianne de Las Casas (author & storyteller) storyconnection.net, and Co-Founders, Katie Davis (author/illustrator) katiedavis.com, Elizabeth O. Dulemba (author/illustrator) www.dulemba.com, Tara Lazar (author) taralazar.wordpress.com, and Wendy Martin (author/illustrator) wendymartinillustration.com, are putting together their worldwide . . .
Augh, I admit I’ve been lax on my daily wordcount goals because of more pressing deadlines. BUT NO MORE! I’ve been thinking about signing up for NaNoWriMo but I think I need to be more realistic in my writing goals, especially since I’m away for part of next month (NaNoWriMo . . .
Last night, I got together with some of the other members of the Toronto Middle Grade And YA Authors group at the Bedford Academy to celebrate our 2nd anniversary as a group. I still remember when Claudia Osmond approached each of us in Twitter about getting together in person in Toronto. I . . .
Looking for the perfect gift for a writer friend? Check out The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life,by Nava Atlas. I’ve posted a mini-review on the MiG Writers’ blog. Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram.