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Why Conferences are Important for Writers and Illustrators.
I could start and end by answering that conferences are incredibly FUN! This week attending the four day SCBWI Australia and New Zealand in Sydney was amazing. If we had any more fun it would be illegal. I’ve never laughed so much – my goodness – Susanne Gervey is a funny lady! Deborah Abela wrote a…
Bling makes a writer smile.
It is a scary thing to open your email account after a break away. Watching Outlook load with much trepidation. The counter spins, numbers getting higher and higher, 100…200…300… I always think to myself, Ahrg, here goes the next day or two processing ALL these emails! I read: Mega super sale! (delete)…you too can earn…
When children’s books are even more about the kids
Children’s books should be ALL about the kids, After all they ARE “children’s books” after all – right? Creators can get caught up with the perception that it’s “their” book but the simple fact remains – it is ALL about the kids. The child reader is the one we get to bless with our new…
Golden publishing opportunity for new illustrators
The person who gets this gig will have a massive foot in the door. Five Mile Press is a publishing house you want to be illustrating for. It is tough to get in this door so grab this opportunity if you can. The five Mile Press, one of Australia’s largest children’s publishers, is searching for…
I can’t stop drawing, drawing, drawing!
Scribble, scribble, scribble. I carry my sketchbook everywhere and now I have my baby Cintiq in my lap TV time means more drawing time. My family like to wind down with the TV and I like o draw. Why the influx of extra drawing? Well….apart from working on the sketch stage of an awesome new…