…edited by Marlo Thomas, and several Chicken Soup for the Soul titles. She lives in suburban Chicago. You can find Ruth at RuthSpiro.com, on Twitter at @ruthspiro, on Instagram at @ruthspiro and on Facebook. BABY…
…well as a challenge for the many-timers): If you’re a conference newbie who is nervous, I encourage you to browse my SCBWI Conference Newbie comics. I created these when I…
…and illustrators? The best advice is to very carefully examine your favourite artists and actually see how they do what they do. Do they use simple sentences? Or complex? Do…
…you know that inspiration comes from everywhere. You never know when and from where an idea for a story will pop up. Keep your eyes, ears, and mind open at…
…he shouldn’t. Visit him on Instagram and twitter @billyyongdraws, or his website: www.billyyongdraws. MY PET FEET is a new picture book written by Josh Funk, now out from Simon &…
…look at your work. Be open. become proficient in social networking. It’s free and it can benefit you in unbelievable ways. But always give back. Seek out other illustrators and…
…arrival into @ipadgirl and ipadgirl.posterous.com. Warning: my posts will not always be objective and may occasionally devolve into way too many exclamation marks. If you don’t mind that, feel free to follow….
…intuitive (easier to learn for beginners), that have good user documentation online OR that have such enthusiastic communities that it’s easy to find user-created how-to tutorials. If you’re at all…
…actual Jack-of-all-trades, he’s also tried his hand at bridge engineering, psychology research, bookkeeping, and running his own bicycle repair shop—a real education for creating children’s books, if you ask him!…
…the best of those improvised lines back into the actual story. So next time you’re trying to write from the perspective of a character – actually become that character. Read…