Interviews (scroll down) with book creators and others in the children’s book community. I’m still gradually moving these over from the old site; thanks for your patience.
Many of these book creators were kind enough to offer useful Advice For Young Writers and Illustrators.
[Update: You can download Ame Dyckman’s “Breathing book molecules helps you write” quote poster from my For The Love Of Reading page.] Ame Dyckman is one of the sunniest and most enthusiastic online personalities I’ve ever come across. I love her positive posts, how she encourages and helps promote others in the industry. . . .
Thanks to Julie Williams (@JulieKWms2013) for being the 23,000th person to follow my @inkyelbows Twitter account! Julie is the author of two YA books. ESCAPING TORNADO SEASON: A Story In Poems (HarperCollins, 2004) is a novel in verse. IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD (title may change) will come out from Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press in 2013 . . .
Photo of Adrienne: Tanja Tiziana. Steampunk background: http://valerianastock.deviantart.com I met Adrienne Kress through the Toronto MG/YA Author Group (Torkidlit). She’s smart, funny and passionate about her craft, and I’ve appreciated her advice and encouragement over the years. I interviewed Adrienne about her middle grade novels last year, and I can’t wait to buy . . .
Photo: Emma-Lee Photography I met Lena Coakley through the Torkidlit: Toronto Middle Grade and YA Author Group, and have been excited to see all the praise that her debut novel WITCHLANDERS, published by Atheneum/Simon & Schuster Children’s, has been getting from Kirkus Reviews (starred review), Publishers Weekly (starred review), School Library Journal (starred review) and other respected publications. The . . .
Congrats to Tina Cho, who recently won the COWBOY CHRISTMAS book prize giveaway as part of my interview with Rob Sanders. Tina Cho is an author of 22 guided reading books from Lakeshore Learning and Compass Media. My Mini Pet Shop and The Christian Girls Guide to Grace (a book about etiquette), both with Legacy Press Kids, and . . .
Over the weekend, I was excited about attending Maureen McGowan‘s book launch for her new YA, DEVIANTS: THE DUST CHRONICLES (Book 1). I met Maureen through the Toronto Middle Grade and Young Adult Author Group, a fun network of kidlit/YA writers who meets monthly. Maureen’s one of my favorite YA authors: she’s so positive, . . .
Rob Sanders does not work as a telephone sales rep, loading dock worker, trophy engraver, photo stylist, or editor. But he used to. Rob Sanders is not a cowboy, ballerina, chicken, twin, or rockabilly star. But he writes about them. Rob Sanders is a picture book author, a writing teacher, a . . .
Wow, check out the amazing kidlit-focused pumpkin carved by children’s book author/illustrator David LaRochelle: From David: “Chronicle Books held a promotion in conjuncture with my new book “It’s a Tiger!” The winning bookstore won a custom designed pumpkin carved by me. Here is the pumpkin I carved today for Riverwalk Books . . .
Posted today over on London Time: Lorna London interviews me about the process of illustrating a children’s book, advice for aspiring picture book writers, and I’M BORED. For more press, please see my Press, Interviews & Other Coolstuff page.
If you haven’t seen it already, check out this wonderful stop-motion video that Sean Ohlenkamp (Lowe Roche) created, called “The Joy Of Books”, with the help of 25 volunteers over four nights: Thanks SO much to Type Books for hosting my illustrator I’M BORED Book Launch. The launch will take place this coming Tuesday: . . .