Tag Archives: writing picture books
A Cafe Chat with Tara Lazar, by Lindsay Bandy
I’m having so much fun hanging out in the Cafe with one of my kidlit heroes, Tara Lazar! She’s a prolific author, an award-winning blogger, and Supermom. And she’s about to add “Pocono Retreat 2018 Faculty Member” to her resume! … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, 7 ate 9, eastern PA scbwi, james burks, KidLit, Lindsay Bandy, living with chronic illness, normal norman, PiBoIdMo, Pocono Retreat, ross macdonald, SCBWI, School Visits, silent auction, Storystorm, Tara Lazar, the monstore, writing for kids while raising them, writing picture books
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A Cafe Chat with Executive Art Director, Designer, and Illustrator Giuseppe Castellano, by Lindsay Bandy
It’s Pocono Retreat Interview Season! Today we have our first faculty interview of 2017 with Giuseppe Castellano – an award-winning Designer, Illustrator, and Executive Art Director at Penguin Random House. Giuseppe also offers personal guidance for illustrators through classes and … Continue reading
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Tagged #ArtTips, Art Director, Classes for illustrators, Giuseppe Castellano, Highlights Foundation, Illustrators, Interviews, Josef Albers Interaction of Color, Lindsay Bandy, Penguin Random House, Pocono Retreat, Pocono Retreat 2017, portfolio reviews, portfolio tips, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, The Illustration Department, tips for illustrators, What art directors want, writing picture books
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A Cafe Chat with Adam Lehrhaupt, by Lindsay Bandy
This chilly Halloween morning, we welcome author Adam Lehrhaupt to the cafe! Adam spoke at Fall Philly recently, he’s got new books on the way, and he’s basically just fun to hang out with. So, he’s here to talk books … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Lehrhaupt, chicken in space, collaboration in picture books, Fall Philly, i don't draw i color, i will not eat you, illustrator notes, Lindsay Bandy, matt forsythe, picture book authors, please open this book, Revision, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, scott magoon, shahar kober, Warning: Do Not Open This Book, working with illustrators, writing picture books
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A Cafe Chat with Ame Dyckman, by Lindsay Bandy
It’s officially Spring!! It may not feel like it quite yet, but it’s here, and the Pocono Retreat will be here before we know it, too! If you still need to register, just click here! Today, the Eastern Penn Points … Continue reading
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Tagged Ame Dyckman, Boy + Bot, collaboration, horrible bear!, Interviews, KidLit, Leila Sales, Lindsay Bandy, Picture Books, Read the Book Lemmings, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, Sean McCarthy, text and illustrations, Wolfie the Bunny, writing advice, writing picture books, Zachariah OHora
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What My Writing Time REALLY Looks Like, by Nadine Poper
I am sitting here on a Saturday night, in my home office, trying to finish a PB manuscript for my third book about dachshunds, aka wiener dogs. I sat down tonight with the intention of writing til the end of … Continue reading
Last Writer Standing, by Lindsay Bandy
What does late-night comedy writing have in common with writing for kids and young adults, you ask? Ah, very much indeed. On Wednesday nights, my husband and I enjoy getting the kids to bed and watching Last Comic Standing for some … Continue reading
Reining in Picture Book Back Story, by Anna Forrester
Way too often on a first draft, I lead with back story. It’s a habit I hope to outgrow as my writing matures. But in the meantime, I need strategies to fix it once all that background info is already there, … Continue reading
Posted in Real Fiction
Tagged anna forrester, Authors, backstory, hmmmmm, illustration notes, illustrators notes, joseph had a little overcaot, just plain fancy, KidLit, knuffle bunny, picture book backstory, Picture Books, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, show don't tell, simm taback, Writing For Children, writing picture books, writing tips
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On Illustration Notes, By Liz Garton Scanlon
Here’s the thing about illustration notes: They are not illegal. They will not get you blackballed in the industry. They will not ensure that your story won’t sell. So what’s the problem? Why the general no-no vibe around authors peppering … Continue reading
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Tagged a sock is a pocket for your toes, all the world, arthur howard, artistic collaboration, happy birthday bunny, illustrators notes, kady macdonald denton, KidLit, Liz Garton Scalon, marla frazee, noodle & lou, picture book authors, robin preiss glasser, stephanie graegin, the good-pie party, the great good summer, think big, vanessa newton, Write Tips, writing advice, writing picture books
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