Jigsaw Jones Cover: Part 3, An Interview with R.W. Alley
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 Posted in Interviews & Appreciations, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »This entry is the third in a series of posts following the creation of a single book cover. Here's Part One and Part Two. Right now, let's check in with artist R.W. Alley. First things first: R.W. or Bob? Bob is fine. Do ...
Mustaches for Kids
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Around the Web | No Comments »Adam Rex (Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, Pssst!, The True Meaning of Smekeday ) is using his blog to document 30 days in the growth of a bad mustache. But this isn't just any mustache, it's a mustache with a cause. ...
A Day at Tokeneke
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Happenings, School Visits | 1 Comment »No, I never did learn how to pronounce it. But last week I enjoyed a visit at Tokeneke School in Darien, Connecticut. Just a really nice day in a beautiful new building, filled with more than 400 pre-kindergarten through ...
That First Sentence: Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Greatest Hits, Readings, the writing process | 3 Comments »A while back, I had the genius idea of posting about Great Opening Sentences. It struck me as a neat platform from which discuss writing in general. You can find that entry here and, as a brief follow-up, here. A couple ...
A Line from Katherine Paterson
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Around the Web, Readings | No Comments »Found this quote by Katherine Paterson, mentioned on the blog Revision Notes, by Darcy Pattison: I was writing — learning and growing along with the children — until eventually I was writing fiction worthy of publication. It might have happened sooner ...
Sigh
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 Posted in Readings | No Comments »I shared my love for Garfield Minus Garfield a while back. Here's today's post-meta-existential shot over the bow from Jon Arbuckle. I guess I'm someone who doesn't love getting older . . .
“Way back.”
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips | No Comments »That's a 1969 baseball card of Tony Oliva, from back when I was eight years old. I still treasure mine. Along with Mickey Mantle, and Nolan Ryan, and Hank Aaron, everybody else from that Topps set, all 660 cards. I enjoyed ...
Jigsaw Jones Edits, Warts and All
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Jigsaw Jones, the writing process | No Comments »Last Friday I handed in the first draft of Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Skeleton's Secret. In series publishing, things move quickly. Because the manuscript ran a little long -- and because I'm far from perfect -- my editor, ...
From Sketch to Finish: Loren Long, Barnstormers
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Posted in Around the Web | 2 Comments »This is just a cool idea. You roll the cursor over Loren Long's sketches and watch as the finishes magically appear. It would be nice if other illustrators copied this technique. I love this process stuff, how it all happens. Love. ...
A Craig Walker Story, or Two
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted in Greatest Hits, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »My friend, Caroline, noticed her young son fidgeting around in that nervous leaky way all parents recognize. "Elliott, do you need to use the bathroom?" "Yes, Mom, I do," Elliott chirped. "And it's your lucky day -- because I have to poop!" Which ...