Former Bloomsbury Editor Launches Teen E-book Publisher
According to Paidcontent.org, former Bloomsbury editor Panio Gianopoulos has launched Backlit, a new young adult e-book publisher based in Santa Monica. More info in Paidcontent.org.

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According to Paidcontent.org, former Bloomsbury editor Panio Gianopoulos has launched Backlit, a new young adult e-book publisher based in Santa Monica. More info in Paidcontent.org.
How very cool. Author Neil Gaiman, who has like a ZILLION followers, tweeted about one of my friend’s Nanowrimo comics! Here’s Errol’s post about the comic and a link to the comic. You can follow Errol Elumir’s Nanotoons on Facebook (unfortunately there’s no way to link to individual NaNoToons on the NaNoWriMo site, plus . . .
So how are you all doing with your writing challenges, whatever they may be? Thanks to Tara Lazar for inviting me to be one of her guest bloggers during PiBoIdMo month (Picture Book Idea Month). Click on the image to the left or go to Tara’s blog to see my VERY . . .
I just launched my Inkygirl Page on Google+! If you’re on G+ and are interested in Inkygirl updates, please do add me to your Circles! 🙂 If you’re interested in finding out more about Google+’s newly launched Pages, read this Google+ Post.
Had fun with the Toronto Middle Grade And YA Authors group at the Bedford Academy earlier this week: dinner, drinks and lots of kidlit/YA talk! We talk about everything from the craft and business of writing to renovation hell stories and family updates. Plus a whole lot of other stuff that I . . .
For those doing writing challenges, I just posted a cautionary comic on Writer Unboxed. Now I’m off to Packaging Your Imagination conference!
Publishing Perspectives has an interesting article today called, Are Social Media Sites the New Slush Pile? Debut author Leigh Fallon, discovered on HarperCollins’ community YA site, is one example about how the path to authorship is changing, according to the article. Quote from the article: “Launched by HarperCollins in 2009, Inkpop combines community publishing, user-generated content, . . .
HOW COOL IS THIS?!?????????? I’m sure you jaded published authors/illustrators out there are rolling your eyes, but give me this moment of SQUEE. 😀 http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Debbie-Ridpath-Ohi/79970104I am SO determined to get more titles listed under “Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s Books”…