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Writer Unboxed has many excellent posts about the craft and business of fiction, but I especially enjoyed Jane Friedman's most recent post for writers which asks, how much time should you spend on writing versus platform building?
I posted a comment today but am going to post an edited version of it below as well:
I still think it’s possible for a new writer to get plucked out of the slush pile without a platform; I know at least one writer who got her first book contract with a major publisher this way. BUT I also believe that these days, it’s the exception rather than the norm.
I went about things in the reverse order from most writers: I created my platform long before I had something to promote. I couldn’t help myself, though — I’ve been a fan of online communities years before the term became popular.
I agree with one of Jane’s comments above, that there is no One Right Way. What works for one writer might not work for another. I even think that if a writer who is not suited for social media (and forces herself into that venue despite hating it), her so-called platform could end up hurting her chances of publication rather than helping.
Hm, and this discussion has given me a great idea for a new comic for Writer Unboxed on Saturday. :-)
For writers who want to find out more about building a platform for themselves, I encourage you to check out the posts and comments in Robert Lee Brewer's April Platform Challenge.
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Puerto Rican Artist Christto Sanz who currently resides in Doha, Qatar has realized his first exhibition in the Middle East. In collaboration with the South African artist Andrew Jay Weir they have developed a project that concludes with the principle idea of an extended identity. With a touch of irony and humor they present different personalities with different elements that demonstrate a shared identity between the “East” and the “West”. [...]
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Wow! Check out this amazing picture inspired by Marrowbones by cartoonist/illustrator
Kelly Williams. I am really honored to get this, I've been a huge fan of Kelly's for years. Kelly's done work for Alterna Comics and top shelf
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From the original painting I have begun creating digital woodcut images.
By changing the background and modifying it a bit I can create even more subtle changes.
These always start with a painting and then the fun begins. This works with many subjects, but not with all. I will still keep both the smoother softer style but will be adding more of the woodcut - like illustrations to my portfolio.
By: Hazel Mitchell,
on 4/30/2012
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It's Springtime! Time for a trip through the forest.
Toodles!
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Talk about sharing a story! My friend +The Book Chook found a wonderful website with book trailers by readers for readers! As they say in the movies ... coming soon to a roundup near you (okay, that's a stretch!).
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a four year art school located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts.
The main building, which is called the "tower," has the gloom of a modernist building that wasn't designed with people in mind. But the students have decorated the interior spaces with cheerful paintings of trees and faces that humanize it a bit.
I toured the building with illustration chair Linda Bourke. There are 185 illustration students, making illustration the largest major subject.
Abraham Tena teaches a course on the Human Figure in Illustration, where he has the students diagram the muscles. The school offers a two-hour open drawing session each week, both costumed and nude, which anyone can attend for free.
Andy Reach, like all upper division students, gets his own dedicated workspace. It's OK if they don't keep the space tidy. "We love it when they get messy," Ms. Bourke said.
One of the most popular classes is illustrative mask making, where the students work directly with theater professionals from Boston. Students are encouraged to experiment with unconventional illustration media, such as embroidery, cutout sculpture, animation, and Sculpey. Above is a sculptural illustration by
Virginia Kainamisis.
The graduating seniors put special effort into preparing their portfolio. On behalf of the students, the school produces and provides them with a set of business cards in the form of illustrated trading cards. ------
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By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka,
on 4/30/2012
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THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!? spends its 3rd week on the New York Times Bestseller list at...
#1!
A big thrill.
Thanks to all for the nice words & support. Especially to Team Mo (Marcia, Mr. Trimmer, Zat, Nellie, Dina, Suzanne, Cher, et. al) who do the work of making sure my books get out there and are as good as they can be.
And over at the Indie Bound Bestseller list the
I like to write the dates on the back of my sketchbooks, as pictured above. I have a series of ~2-5 sketchbooks a year, going back to 1994 on a shelf in my studio. It's helpful to go back and look at old ideas sometimes. And it's the closest thing I have to a journal.
The model was cold.
Pencil 15cm x 30cm. Click to enlarge.
Rafael Miranda, participative action.
“The future is there," Cayce hears herself say, "looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become. And from where they are, the past behind us will look nothing at all like the past we imagine behind us now.”
William Gibson, Pattern Recognition
If we are today merely fiction, then, the narrative of life begins to unfold in the interstices of time, space and distance. Science fiction, or perhaps we should consider it just fiction, attempts to collapse the temporal space between the present and the future. [...]
Launching in August, "will include board books; chapter books; fiction, including early and middle grade series; graphic novels; and nonfiction titles, including paper novelty and craft books."
URL: http://capstoneyoungreaders.com/
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Didier Ghez, editor of the important Walt’s People anthologies and proprietor of the Disney History blog, interviewed me about my upcoming biography Full Steam Ahead!: The Life and Art of Ward Kimball. It’s the first time I’ve spoken about how the book came about and some of its contents. Read the interview HERE.
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I'm still learning typography. It's starting to make a difference - I have favourite fonts now and I am starting to understand how to use them. But I do wake up in the middle of the night wanting to look at my font collection, or to check the kerning on the work I did in the evening. And I dream arcane and involved dramas about typefaces. Typefaces having trouble in school, growing crazy ligatures, getting divorced from their italics, running amok.
I made above drawing at six in the morning on my ipad because boyfriend was still asleep ( as I would normally be) and I didn't want to wake him up by booting up the computer to look at fonts. NO ONE NEEDS TO LOOK AT FONTS AT SIX IN THE MORNING.
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Scheduled to launch in Fall 2012, BookMentors.org is a non-profit that intends to use "micro patronage" to supply teachers, students, and librarian in high-needs schools with books.
BookMentors.org is a place where you can give and receive books, as well as ideas. Teachers and librarians request, receive, and recommend books. Donors recommend and buy books for teachers. Students benefit from all the shared books and thoughts. Everyone gets to write tributes to their favorite children's and YA books.
Not only does this sound like a good cause but it also seems like another opportunity for children's and YA authors and publishers to promote books.
I've signed up for their mailing list to be kept informed about the upcoming launch.
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To the M83 fans that were unable to attend their show last week in Seattle, the gig poster is now available. The limited edition three color print was created by our good friends Don and Ryan Clark of Invisible Creature and includes a special dark metallic copper ink. Pick up a copy at the Poster Cabaret.
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Thundarr, Fangface, Turbo Teen, Plastic Man, Rickety Rocket (above), Mighty Man and Yukk, Rubik The Amazing Cube, Mr. T… If these are the Saturday morning cartoons you grew up with, you’ll want to tune into Wednesday’s internet radio broadcast of Stu’s Show. TV animation producers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears will be giving a rare 2-hour interview, live on May 2nd at 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific, with host Stuart Shostack and writer Mark Evanier.
Probably the most succesful suppliers of Saturday morning programming next to Hanna-Barbera, Joe and Ken actually began their careers working at H-B in 1959 in the film editing and sound tracking departments. They were quickly hired as writers and contributed so much to H-B that CBS network president Fred Silverman wanted them to supervise such H-B staples as “Wacky Races” and “Scooby Doo”. When Silverman left CBS for ABC, he gave the team an exclusive contract to produce ALL of the cartoons for the network, and that’s how “Fangface”, “Thundarr”, “Plastic Man”, and many other series were born.
Ruby-Spears (the company) still exists (check their website) and the two veteran producers will discuss what they’ve been up to, what they plan to do next and of course, answer questions about their classic shows from Stu and Mark – and from readers who submit their questions via email. Check the Stu’s Show website for details on how to submit questions and how to hear the the show free this Wednesday.
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i had the honour of featuring kate clarke's beautiful designs in my last book 'print & pattern 2', and so i was delighted to see kate now has a wonderful collection of new products on sale. with her label 'kate clarke london' she will be exhibiting for the first time at the pulse show in london this june, within their launchpad section. here are just some of her lovely designs on trays, tea
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some more surtex flyers have arrived. look out for maia ferrell in booth 417 yuyu will be in booth 231 represented by jane mosse designs.and claire scott at booth 113 - represented by roy & jane evans.
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we last looked at the work of jessica hogarth back in 2010 when she was just about to graduate from leeds college of art. just under two years on and jessica has a fabric collection released with PB textiles and recently launched her debut collection at the 'british craft trade fair'. jessica’s designs begin as illustrations in black pen on paper before they are digitally scanned and enhanced
belgian based company ricobel have just opened a new etsy shop selling a mix of marvellous vintage wallpapers and cute japanese fabrics. here are my pick the retro wallpaper patterns currently in stock.
the rag and bone bindery, who specialise in handmaking fabric covered books and albums, are having a sale with all items discounted at least 25% off. 'the spring trunk show' also features exclusive limited editions on journals, baby books, and photo albums. fabrics used include suzy ultman's 'critter community' owls, and caleb gray's robots. it runs until midnight tonight US time.
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Tonight, ASIFA-East handed out prizes for its 43nd annual Animation Festival. The Rauch Brothers took home the Best in Show for their 9/11-themed short John and Joe. Two children’s films that I particularly enjoyed at the screening were Michael Sporn’s inspiring I Can Be President (which was shown in excerpted form) and an adaptation of Mo Willems’ book Don’t Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late directed by Pete List. The latter showed that preschool animation can engage audience participation without talking down to kids.
The most surprising film of the evening was Leah Shore’s Old Man. The “old man” in question is Charles Manson, and Shore uses a breathless array of techniques and styles to illustrate recordings of his schizophrenic ramblings. Though we’ve posted Shore’s films here before—see BOOBatary and Meatwaffle—I’d suggest that Old Man is a breakout work for the young filmmaker. She is a talent to watch.
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BEST IN SHOW
John and Joe
StoryCorps/Rauch Brothers
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
1st Place
Taxonomy
Karen Aqua – Director
2nd Place
Two
Steven Subotnick – Director
3rd Place
Old Man
Leah Shore – Director
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
1st Place
the light that died in my arms
Alan Foreman – Director
2nd Place
(Baby) It’s You!
David Cowles, Jeremy Galante, Brad Pattullo – Directors
3rd Place
Le Soleil Chante (The Sun Sings)
Delphine Burrus – Director
INDEPENDENT FILMS
1st Place
Turning A Corner
David B. Levy – Director
2nd Place
Dr. Breakfast
Stephen Neary – Director
3rd Place
The First Time Cee-Cee Did Acid
Twins are Weird
Noelle Melody – Director
Joy Vaccese – Producer
Excellence in Animation
More Than Winning
Nick Fox-Gieg – Director
Susan Murray – Animator
Excellence in Design
The Girl and the Fox
Base14/Tyler J. Kupferer – Director
Excellence in Design
Orbis Park
Andrew Kaiko
Excellence in Soundtrack
Car Crash Opera
Skip Battaglia – Director
Jairo Duarte-Lopez, Michaela Eremiasova – Composers
Excellence in Writing
Wolf Dog Tales
Bernadine Santistevan – Director
COMMISSIONED OVER 2 MINUTES
1st Place
Miss Devine
StoryCorps/Rauch Brothers
2nd Place
Don’t Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late
Mo Willems Studio/Weston Woods
Pete List – Director
3rd Place
I Can Be President
Michael Sporn Animation, Inc.
Michael Sporn – Director
Excellence in Education
Journey of a Water Molecule
The Knowledge Project/PS69x
Jose Maldonado, MB Hunnewell – Directors
Excellence in Writing
A History of Animation
Morgan Miller – Direc
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It looks like a really big spider! Cool details and love the color.