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Continued from Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 (Check the SCBWI Canada East website for info about upcoming events; see my conference photos on Flickr and Facebook) The fabulous Lizann Flatt during the morning announcements. Continuing my report about the SCBWI-Montreal conference, we’re now up to the Last Day. Not having to worry about a keynote talk, I . . .
Pin I designed for this year’s conference, crafted by Alma Fullerton. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 I just got back from the SCBWI Canada East conference in Montreal. Huge thanks to Lizann Flatt, Alma Fullerton, Peggy Collins, Michelle Jodoin and Rachel Eugster for creating such a wonderful event! I’ve posted my photos on Flickr and on Facebook. Peggy Collins, Alma . . .
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 (Check the SCBWI Canada East website for info about upcoming events; see my conference photos on Flickr and Facebook) So yesterday, I inadvertently omitted Peggy Collins from the Bookstore Book Bash collage. This is especially embarrassing since Peggy was one of the people I most enjoyed meeting in person at SCBWI-Montreal! . . .
I am delighted to announce that I’m illustrating SEA-MONKEY AND BOB, a new picture book by Aaron Reynolds (author of CREEPY CARROTS and the recently released CARNIVORES), scheduled for publication in Fall 2015. Veryvery excited about this project for so many reasons, including: 1. I love Aaron’s work! Check out his . . .
With multiple book projects coming up, I’ve been looking for a way of listing upcoming deadlines in such a way that I could visually scan everything at a glance from where I sit at my desk. I do have digital tools like CulturedCode’s Things and Evernote to help me with day-to-day task organization and . . .
Earlier in the weekend, I asked what you used as bookmarks in the last print book that you read. 42% said that you just used a regular bookmark. 9% said you fold back the corner of a page (GAH!!!). 6% said you didn’t use any bookmark. The rest used irregular . . .
Moira Allen is the editor of Writing-World.com, and has written nearly 400 articles, serving as a columnist and regular contributor for such publications as The Writer, Entrepreneur, Writer’s Digest, and Byline. Those of you who have been following my projects from the very beginning will be familiar with Inkspot, one of the very first . . .
Last weekend, I asked on Twitter how many people sometimes peeked at the ending while they were reading a book. 67% of you said YES. Shame on you cheaters! (Ok, I secretly admit that I’ve done it once. BUT ONLY ONCE.) Another quickie survey question I asked a while back was . . .
A while back I mentioned how much I loved the voice narration on the enhanced ebook version of I’M BORED. Voice actor Cassandra Morris has not only done narration work for audiobooks but also for anime and videogames, plus she is also a writer and editor. Cassandra has kindly agreed to . . .
Banned Books Week is the national book community’s annual celebration of the freedom of read. The event was launched in 1982 in response to the surge in number of challenges to books in schools, libraries and bookstores. You can find a list of the 10 most challenged titles of 2012 on the Banned . . .