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.
In addition to writing contemporary, edgy YA novels, Jackie Garlick-Pynaert is the coordinator of the SCBWI CE Niagara Falls Writers’ Retreat and Conference. You can find out more about Jackie in her blog, Blah Blah Blaah Blogger: A Blog About Life, Writing, and the Perils Of Life On Writing. How did you get involved . . .
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 . . .
Today, I’m delighted to interview my Pixel Shavings friend, children’s book illustrator and writer Hazel Mitchell, about her newest project. Published by Charlesbridge/Mackinac Island Press, HIDDEN NEW JERSEYis a new book written by Linda Barth and illustrated by Hazel. The book is packed with historical, cultural and fun facts about New Jersey shared in rhyming narrative . . .
Jolie Stekly has a great interview with my agent, Ginger Knowlton. Ginger will be sharing her views, along with three other agents, on the final panel of the SCBWI Winter conference. And Ginger mentions me in the interview, yay!! For more insights from book creators, see my Inkygirl Interview Archives and Advice For . . .
Above: A great interview with Michelle Hodkin, author of THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER (Simon & Schuster) – a book I just finished and LOVED. Interview also includes Michelle’s insights re: writing process & social networking. I was a bit wary at first when I started reading this book, given all . . .
With Andrew Tolson‘s agent submitting his YA manuscript ,The Girl Who Saved Kafka, to prospective publishers, he wanted to entice editors with something extra, a taste of the novel before they had read the first page. He decided to launch a blog that was in the voice of the main character: . . .
Jo Karaplis lives and breathes books. During the day, she works for a children’s publishing house in Toronto. In the evenings, she’s usually either reading a book or working on her own. Jo’s also a member of the Toronto Middle Grade/YA Writer Group (Torkidlit), which is how I met her. Jo’s website: http://www.joannakaraplis.com/ . . .
Toronto author Hélène Boudreau writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. I first met Hélène at a Torkidlit group tweetup and have continued to be impressed by her never-ending positive creative energy, ability to juggle multiple projects AND her online promotion skills. Her tween novel, Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings was . . .
Adrienne Kress is a Toronto born actor and author who loves to play make-believe. She also loves hot chocolate. And cheese. And her cat Atticus. She is the author of two middle grade books: Alex and the Ironic Gentleman and Timothy and the Dragon’s Gate (Weinstein Books) as well as a theatre graduate of the . . .
I feel very lucky to be part of the MiG Writers’ Critique Group. Recently, one of our members debuted a nonfiction book: SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD– Discover Amazing Monuments To Civilizations. Carmella Van Vleet was kind (or brave?) enough to let her fellow MiG writers interview her. Do visit our MiG Writers’ blog for . . .