Last evening, I was treated to a sneak peek of Christina Wald’s illustrations for our book, A Warm Winter Tail, and I am over the moon. She has captured the light, color, details and feel I had so hoped for. If you visit her blog at http://christinawald.blogspot.com/, you’ll see a couple of images. I can’t… Read more »
Ancient Japanese Proverb:” Fall down seven times.Get up eight times.”C’mon. Get up.
I’ve been asked to share more puppy photos. Couldn’t resist these.
Mindy Hardwick connected with me through my website where she found the Mentor Monday series. She told me about her experience as a mentor and I knew right away I wanted to share it with you. Her work is a perfect example of how the idea of mentorship can be expanded — with very positive results…. Read more »
I’m re-posting this great piece by Michael Hyatt who is a leadership expert. This caught my eye because sometimes we “creatives” get so caught up in creating, we forget to think about being successful. Michael shows us how to accomplish the success part, too. His website is: http://michaelhyatt.com. Ways Successful Creatives Think Differently than Unsuccessful Ones I have… Read more »
Many thanks to Lee Wind for his post in the official SCBWI blog about our Mentor Monday series. He’s passionate about mentorship as well. Check it out and add his blog to your follow list. He and SCBWI have some great stuff going on http://networkedblogs.com/s8KIV.
I crossed my fingers when I asked Lisa if she would consider being interviewed for this blog series. I know she’s talented, wise, and proficient – that’s obvious from her body of work in the children’s book industry — but I didn’t know where she stood on mentoring. Lisa has professionally critiqued three of my picture book manuscripts (one sold so far!)… Read more »
Have you heard about this valuable perk from SCBWI and Publisher’s Weekly? Members can subscribe to PW for $99/year ($150 discount!). I find the weekly print magazine to be very helpful if there is room in the budget for it. Here is the info:SCBWI has partnered with Publishers Weekly to offer a significant discount to our members…. Read more »
Q: What do bubble wrap bubbles, pieces of an empty toilet paper roll, and a rubber band from a teenager’s braces have in common? A: Items that do not digest in puppy bellies. Need I say more?
When Laura Backes, publisher of Children’s Book Insider (CBI) Newsletter, co-founder of the popular CBI Clubhouse website, former editor at several houses including Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and current freelance editor asked if I’d be interested in doing an interview for an article spotlighting CBI members with debut picture books, I calmly typed, “Sure. I think I could… Read more »
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