I'm seeing a lot of comments on the web from writers, illustrators and other artists who are scared about Pinterest when it comes to cop...

I like Pinterest. It's visual, girly and intuitive, which works very well for me. A lot of my fellow writers and illustrators, though, w...

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Hello, everyone.  My fabulous friend, fellow children's and YA author LM Preston, will be having a book launch for her new sci-fi nove...

Indie publishers, think of your book's cover as the most important page of your book. Why? Because it might be the only one a potential ...

I've been teaching my home-schooled daughter a course on creating graphic novels. The course is partly about writing and partly about il...

I'm currently editing Ride of Your Life , a romantic YA novel involving ghosts in a theme park, when I came across this website:  http:/...

Shevi’s Geek Q for yesterday:   168   (very high!) Yesterday was Purim, so my Geek Q was very, very high, and it was AWESOME!  I love Pu...

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Shevi’s Geek Q for today:   134   (pretty good!) Activities: played Monty Python Fluxx with my husband and daughter, and we had the great ...