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May 9, 2012
Advice for illustrators entering their first SCBWI Portfolio Showcase
I tend to get the same sorts of questions in person and email over and over, so I've started compiling some of my answers in a FAQ, for those interested.
The latest is advice for those entering the SCBWI Illustration Portfolio Showcase. As some of you already know, doing this (with the help of my friend Beckett Gladney) resulted in my getting a book contract with Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, second-place in the overall Showcase and an SCBWI Mentorship Award.
See my newest FAQ entry for portfolio showcase tips and a quote from S&S BFYR editor/publisher Justin Chanda about what he liked about my portfolio.
May 8, 2012
I'M BORED Scrapbook updated: My First Visit To Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers In NYC
I've updated my I'M BORED Scrapbook with a post about my first meeting at Simon & Schuster in NYC last year: initial impressions, what I learned, and photos.
See my Scrapbook Archives for earlier sketches, photos, and quotes from Justin Chanda (editor/publisher), Laurent Linn (art director) and Michael Ian Black (author of I'M BORED).
May 5, 2012
A new comic in Writer Unboxed about The P-Word
Just posted a comic in Writer Unboxed about author platforms and sheep, plus a winning Non-Denominational Spring Festival Lagomorph cartoon caption winner, PLUS my exciting two-book contract news for those who hadn't heard. :-)
May 4, 2012
May 2, 2012
Comic: Writer Research Or Procrastination?
I'm posting some of my older comics here as I catalog and tag them in prep for a print book compilation. You can find my comics for writers on Inkygirl (http://inkygirl.com), Tumblr (http://inkygirl.tumblr.com) and Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/inkyelbows/comics-for-writers-inkygirl-com)
MiGwriters Blog Update: Interview with Ginger Knowlton of Curtis Brown Ltd
As I mentioned earlier, my MiGwriters group is posting a series of interviews with our agents all this week.
Up today: Ginger Knowlton of Curtis Brown (MY agent, woohoo!)
Espresso Patronum at Starbucks in Toronto
Came across this sign outside a Starbucks on Yonge St., just west of Eglinton W. in Toronto.
No, I didn't have time to order an Espresso Patronum. But I love the illustration and the idea! :-D
May 1, 2012
Have you ever been asked to write or illustrate "for GREAT EXPOSURE" instead of cash?
I've lost count of the number of times that I've been asked to write or draw something for free but reassured that my work would get great exposure.
As the video above points out, exposure doesn't pay the bills.
Thanks to Hazel Mitchell for the link.
This week on MiGwriters: meet our agents from Transatlantic, Curtis Brown, Jennifer DeChiara and Jennifer Lyons
Today's MiGwriters blog interview is with Andrea Cascardi of Translatlantic Literary Agency.
Tomorrow: my agent, Ginger Knowlton of Curtis Brown!
Comic: The Edible Library Restaurant
I'm posting some of my older comics here as I catalog and tag them in prep for a print book compilation. You can find my comics for writers on Inkygirl (http://inkygirl.com), Tumblr (http://inkygirl.tumblr.com) and Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/inkyelbows/comics-for-writers-inkygirl-com)
