Thanks to Simon Kids for inviting me to participate in their Read & Learn series on YouTube! Thanks to Simon & Schuster for permission to do a Gurple & Preen read-aloud video! Until the end of September (see their current online reading guidelines here), you can see author Linda Sue . . .
A while back, I raved about how much I enjoyed Kevin Sylvester’s first and second MINRs books for middle grade. Here’s my #BookADay post about the first MINRS book. With the third book in the series coming, I asked Kevin to tell my readers about his MiNRS series, offer some advice . . .
I met Julie Duffy when we both worked for the same company out in Philadelphia. Julie is a writer and the host of StoryADay.org, a creative writing challenge that happens each May (and yes, you’re invited!). I asked Julie to tell us about StoryADay May, how it got started and how it works. I . . .
You never know what will come out of a broken crayon (#48 in series). I decided to take a video of how I created one of my broken crayon drawings, and I gave it away on Twitter – congrats to Ann Schimmoler, who won the final result (I am still waiting to . . .
Colby Sharp is a fifth grade teacher in Parma, Michigan. I first heard about him through the Nerdy Book Club (of which he is a co-founder) and Nerd Camp Michigan (ditto). He runs The Yarn podcast with his friend Travis Jonker. You can find Colby on his website, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Thanks to Colby for answering Three Questions for me today! . . .
As some of you know, I am hooked on fountain pens (it began at a photo shoot for the Toronto Public Library, but I’ll save that for another post). Anyway, I’m totally loving my new Desiderata Daedalus! To artists using dip pens: you might want to check this pen out . . .
I admit it: I’m an app packrat. (“Ooo, shiny app! Must get!”) Last night I decided to go through my iPad Pro apps and decide what to keep, what to cull. I had never actually trying Animation Desk Ultimate on my iPad Pro yet, so decided to give it a shot. Super-easy . . .
I’m teaching myself Adobe Premiere Pro and used this short video as an exercise. How I created it: I shot the video on my iPhone with the Hyperlapse app. To hold the iPhone above my desk, I use this flexible iPhone stand with clip, which I found on Amazon a few years . . .
Starting my week off with a BUGS AND BAKED GOODS speedydoodle. I find keeping a sketch journal fun, inspiring (getting some ideas for stories) and therapeutic (especially when crazystuff is going on in the news on or social media). See more of my art videos, found object doodles and sketch . . .