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By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka,
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I run this auction every year in memory of the grandparents who raised me and in support of art education in my hometown of Worcester, MA. All of the proceeds from this auction will benefit scholarships to get kids in unique familial situations into art classes at the Worcester Art Museum.
This classroom changed my life, as did the many art studios where I took classes in at the Worcester Art Museum. I was a lucky kid to have had grandparents who were able to send me to classes there. I recognize that there are many young artists in my hometown who have also found a home with grandparents, but they may not have the means to enroll in extracurricular art courses.
And the work of forming a global perspective on climate change -- on scales both minute and grandiose -- is under way at
COP21. The conference continues Nov. 30 - Dec. 11 but results should hopefully carry on for years beyond!
Small Business Saturday!
Thank you, friends, neighbors, you lovely folks all
who burst the coat buttons off our tiny downtown.
Cheers to you, supporters of the small!
Pip and Winnie helped all day.
Decorating the chalkboard was one of their important jobs.
The Holiday Bazaar held a treasury of beautiful things to be found-
handcrafted jewelry, rescued cashmere, shelves of books, felted creations,
art and prints by the Watsons (my dad Richard and my brother Jesse).
See the sight word cards in their handmade green and blue folios?
It felt strange, seeing them all lined up so soldierly after all this work.
I was kind of excited about the greeting cards and gicleé prints, too.
My heart feels squeezed up with gratefulness.
And just to keep the adventures rolling in,
I re-opened the Etsy Shop.
Birdy and Sugar Snack helped me with the photos.
Sight word art cards are in stock,
prints and cards are coming soon.
Have a look, if you like!
And thank you, my friends.
I'm warmed to the toes
by all of the support and love
I've had from so many of you.
Here's to warm toes,
new adventures,
and joy in each journey!
Complete Tales by Beatrix Potter. 1986/2006. 400 pages. [Source: Library]
Would I recommend reading The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter? Yes, for the most part. Even if I didn't love, love, love each and every story within the collection, I would definitely say that the book is worth having--whether you buy it or borrow it from the library. I love it's completeness. I love that it isn't just a selection of her best-known or best-loved stories. I loved that the book presents her stories in the order of publication. I also love that each story is introduced to readers. Not that this background information would be something you'd need to share with children, but, for adults it's fascinating to learn more about the writing process and the author's personal life.
The book includes:
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit
- The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
- The Tailor of Gloucester
- The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
- The Tale of Two Bad Mice
- The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
- The Tale of The Pie and The Patty Pan
- The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
- The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit
- The Story of Miss Moppet
- The Tale of Tom Kitten
- The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
- The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
- The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
- The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
- The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
- The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
- The Tale of Mr. Tod
- The Tale of Pigling Bland
- Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes
- The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
- Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes
- The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
The book also features her "other works." These are "Three Little Mice," "The Sly Old Cat," "The Fox and the Stork," and "The Rabbit's Christmas Party." Some of these are works-in-progress. She'd done the illustrations, or drafts of illustrations, but never completed the text.
The book, I think, definitely celebrates her life as a writer, it celebrates the writing and publishing process--the journey. It was great to have such a thorough collection. I did "discover" new-to-me Potter stories that I'd not read before.
My top ten
1) The Tailor of Gloucester
2) The Tale of Peter Rabbit
3) The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
4) The Tale of Two Bad Mice
5) The Story of Miss Moppet
6) The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
7) The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
8) The Tale of Tom Kitten
9) The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
10) The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
Do you have a favorite story by Beatrix Potter?! I'd love to know what it is!
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By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka,
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Today, we went on a nature hike and looked for faces in things. Then we used Photoshop to bring our visions to life.
More faces seen on our nature hike.
It's never too early to teach your kid Photoshop.
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Here is a photo that I took of Ralph earlier this fall. What a fine pug specimen....
I got to draw a lot of portraits on Monday! I was at a London conference called Author Day, hosted by The Bookseller magazine, representing the #PicturesMeanBusiness campaign to get illustrators properly credited for their work. So it only made sense to bring in some pictures.
Hope you enjoy them! I didn't draw all the speakers - there wasn't enough time - but I managed to capture a few. Here's book vlogger Leena Norms:
Some of the best news I heard all day came from The Society of Authors' Nicola Solomon. She'd visited Amazon and had a chat with them about why illustrators and translators keep getting left out of book listings. And it turns out that a lot of publishers don't realise that when they're filling in data, there's a drop-down menu to fill in names of illustrators and translators, too. So it's a problem with publisher data entry. Nicola and I are thinking we'd like to create a short photo tutorial for publishers, so they can teach staff how to enter their data to include everyone. This might mean some progress! Illustrators I know so often have to chase people for months to try to get this fixed.
Editor of The Bookseller Philip Jones:
And here's Porter Anderson from Future Book, who programmed and organised the conference from Florida and came in to host it on the day. Thanks, Porter!
I didn't get to draw translator Louise Lalaurie, who'd flown in from France, because were were on the same panel together. But it was great connecting with her and showing publicly that translators and illustrators are standing together to say that, besides being fair and supportive, there are good business incentives for publishers to give proper credits. (Check out the parallel translator Twitter campaign at #NametheTranslator)
Great to meet everyone, and I wish I'd been able to have longer chats with more people! Some really good stuff covered, and look out for longer blog #AuthorDay posts and articles about everything that went on!
You can find out more about Pictures Mean Business on the website and follow the discussion on Twitter at #PicturesMeanBusiness. Here's a sheet I printed out very late the night before and handed out, which sums up what people can do to help:
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"If you have no better offer, do come," 11.52 helps put flesh on the bones of Martial’s Rome (‘you know Stephanus’ baths are right next door…’) and presents the city poet in a neighbourly light. It’s also a favourite of modern foodies in search of an unpretentious sample menu from ancient daily life.
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The iPad Pro—a larger tablet that with added keyboard and pressure sensitive pen becomes a mini computer/Wacom—is shipping out to artists and comics readers everywhere. The Beat’s own mother is experimenting with one right now and will hopefully have a review soon. But in the meantime, artist James Jean has one and it turns out […]
One of the most difficult hurdles to overcome when pursuing any creative passion is self-doubt. Today, we welcome Mila Gray (also known as Sarah Alderson) to the blog to talk about self-belief and the importance of trying.
On Trying by Mila Gray
The most important lesson I’ve learned in writing (and in life) is to try. I think a lot of people fail before they even start because they lack self-confidence. I never think ‘I can’t do that’. I naturally assume: ‘Why not?’
Obviously self-belief can be hard to come by but I don’t beat myself up about mistakes and I’m not a perfectionist either, both traits which can be very limiting. I really like the quote: ‘No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you’re still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying’ by Tony Robbins. It’s so true. And the more you try and the more you put yourself out there, the more likely you are to have success.
I know I’m not the best writer in the world but I know that I’m good enough. I try to encourage my daughter to think this way rather than putting herself under huge strain to be the best. Being the best is subjective anyway and I’m pretty sure that the journey to ‘being the best’ is pretty fraught with heartache. When we are too self-critical or we think ‘I can’t be as successful as X’ or ‘I’m not good enough’ it’s paralysing. So I like to think ‘what if…’ and try anyway, and sometimes it doesn’t work out, but I always learn something about myself or improve as a writer as a consequence.
Recently I was invited to pitch to adapt a novel to a screenplay for a huge Hollywood studio. It was a $60m movie and was way out of my comfort zone but I tried anyway. I did the best job I could and I didn’t get it. Was I downhearted about it? Sure. I had put in huge amounts of time and effort and I really wanted the job, but it was a great learning opportunity. I extended myself, I learned a lot about people in the process, and I made some great new contacts so I think it’s also about learning from every opportunity even if they don’t go the way we want them to and trying, even when we think we can’t do something.
I often get asked what I do to find inspiration for stories and how I get out of a slump. I’m actually in my first ever real slump for a long time. I wrote 14 books and several screenplays in 5 years and didn’t take a break and I’m completely worn out. I keep panicking but the small voice of calm inside me keeps reminding me it will be OK. I just need to relax, take a break and refill the well. Ideas come to me from reading the news, books, magazines and from conversations, so I’m trying to chill, watch lots of good movies, read books, meet up with friends and just take a break until I feel the buzz again. It will come. I have faith in that. The world is full of stories. It’s about finding one that resonates with you and your life at that moment.
I often feel like quitting writing. It’s a difficult industry to make a living from, and, on top of that you are putting yourself out there which requires a great deal of vulnerability. You need a really thick skin as every writer is going to receive criticism and some of it can be extremely hurtful. There have been one or two vicious reviews I’ve received that have torn strips from me and made me want to quit - but only for a couple of hours before I think ‘screw you, I’m not letting your negativity impact me.’
The quote I return to again and again is this one, by Theodore Roosevelt:
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
Daring greatly is what it’s all about.
(And if you’re struggling to deal with haters
here’s an essay I wrote about it. I hope it helps!)
ABOUT THE BOOK
Come Back to Meby Mila GrayHardcoverSimon PulseReleased 12/8/2015In this heart-wrenching tale of love and loss, a young Marine and his best friend’s sister plunge into a forbidden love affair while he’s home on leave.
When a Marine Chaplain knocks on her door, Jessa’s heart breaks—someone she loves is dead. Killed in action, but is it Riley or Kit? Her brother or her boyfriend…
Three months earlier, Marine Kit Ryan finds himself back home on leave and dangerously drawn to his best friend Riley’s sister, Jessa—the one girl he can’t have. Exhausted from fighting his feelings, Kit finally gives in, and Jessa isn’t strong enough to resist diving headfirst into a passionate relationship.
But what was just supposed to be a summer romance develops into something far greater than either of them expected. Jessa’s finally found the man of her dreams and Kit’s finally discovered there’s someone he’d sacrifice everything for.
When it’s time for Kit to redeploy, neither one is ready to say goodbye. Jessa vows to wait for him and Kit promises to come home to her. No matter what.
But as Jessa stands waiting for the Marine Chaplain to break her heart, she can’t help but feel that Kit has broken his promise…
Riley or Kit? Kit or Riley? Her brother or her boyfriend? Who’s coming home to her?
Amazon | IndieBound | GoodreadsABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mila Gray is the pen name for Sarah Alderson, author of Hunting Lila, Losing Lila, The Sound, Fated and Out of Control.
Originally from London she has lived in Bali for the last four years with her husband and daughter.
As well as writing young adult fiction under the name Sarah Alderson and adult fiction under the name Mila Gray, she also writes screenplays.
From Molly McArdle’s interview with Jessa Crispin about The Dead Ladies Project at Travel + Leisure:
“Though they are not all ladies, her subjects took part in what could be called the creative life, whether they made, published, or fed great works of art. Crispin’s book mixes criticism, memoir, and travel writing into a collection of essays that is brutal and empathetic, languorous and impatient, smart and, well, smart.”
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What are the responsibilities of a travel writer? How do they differ from the responsibilities of a traveler? Do travelers have any responsibilities at all?
“Of course travelers have responsibilities! You have the responsibility not to be an asshole! Not to see this country as being laid out on a platter for your taking. You are a guest—you have to respect that this place has nothing to do with you. Too often you see travelers looking at a landscape and asking, “What can I take from this?” Even the obnoxious dudes who make a big deal about the difference between the “traveler” and the “tourist.” Travel writers have an even greater responsibility, because then they are telling stories about this place that has nothing to do with them, and there is a very long history of travel writers doing and saying terrible things. Acting like colonialists, lying about what happened, trying to make themselves look like the conquering hero, bringing their home land’s assumptions and value systems to a place where they don’t belong. Just for example, Paul Theroux scanned all of Asia and only found sexually available, complacent, totally submissive women (shocker) in an essay he wrote called “China Dolls.” Or, that guy who claimed he discovered Machu Picchu even though people were living right by there! So as a contemporary travel writer, it is your job to know the sins of your fathers and carry them and not repeat them.”
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In an effort to catch up on some of the books I have read but not reviewed I am going to do some mini reviews.
The Secrets of Attraction by Robin Constantine.
4 chocolate no bakes.
Sweet little romance. Robin Constantine is becoming one of my favorite contemporary YA romance authors. She has a way of creating chemistry on the page that is amazing!
I Was Here by Gayle Forman
3 frosted ginger cookies.
This one didn't quite have the magic that If I Stay did, but a good mystery/romance/coming of age book.
Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn
3 soft snickerdoodles.
Interesting mystery with some good twists. Kept me interested, but ultimately unfulfilled. Stephanie Kuehn definitely writes psychological mysteries where nothing is as they seem!
Shackled by Tom Leveen
4 yummy chocolate chip cookies.
This one probably deserves a longer review but I rad it last spring and want to get some thoughts posted about it. This was a great mystery. I felt so much for Pelly who I felt truly believed that she wouldn't heal properly until she solved the mystery of what happened to her friend. Her friend had been taken from a mall years before, when Pelly was with her (although she didn't see the incident) and it has frozen her. Her fears and anxieties were so strong she couldn't move forward in her life. When she thinks she sees her friend at a coffee shop she goes head first into figuring out if the girl is truly her friend. She does develop a relationship, but not totally romantic, with a guy, David, she works with at the coffee shop. This is book moves along at a fast pace and the mystery is very interesting. You root for Pelly to find Tara through the whole book because if anyone needs to heal, it's Pelly.
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उल्टा पुल्टा कई बार जिंदगी में उल्टा पुल्टा हो जाता है हम सोचते कुछ हैं और हो कुछ और जाता है … और ऐसे मे क्या हो जाता है ये जानने के लिए पढना पडेगा उल्टा पुल्टा आज शाम सैर करते हुए पार्क मे मेरी सहेली सुरेखा मिल गई. बहुत उदास लग रही थी […]
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I paint this portrait sketch of
Ralph Giguere while sitting in a booth in the diner. He is sitting across from me, with soft window light coming from the left.
I do the painting in two stages. I have a 15 minute session before the food arrives to sketch in the basic shapes and to lay down a few watercolor washes.
Then after the plates are cleared, I have another 15 minutes or so to come back in with more washes and define some lines and textures with the watercolor pencils. I try to capture the animated look Ralph gets when he talks about something that excites him.
The Baker’s Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale
Told by Aaron Shepherd; pictures by Wendy Edelson
Have you ever been in a bakery and received “a baker’s dozen?” It’s one more than twelve. I haven’t received that number in quite a while, so I may just bring this book with me to the proprietor for a read!
But, have you ever wondered about the origin of the term, baker’s dozen?
Well, if you have, as St. Nicholas Day approaches on December 6th, you and your young reader are in for a tasty treat of a picture book read, plus a lesson in “giving more than you get”, via this picture book tale of colonial times, told by Aaron Shepherd, with richly detailed paintings in sumptuous colors, provided by way of Wendy Edelson.
This is a book that cries out for a lap and a read aloud with a child on a quiet afternoon or evening in December. And its reviewers felt the same way, as evidenced by just one that I picked:
A lush new version of a traditional
tale….Well chosen words and nicely
paced text that begs to be told aloud.
A treat for the holiday season.
School Library Journal
The story is recounted of the successful Albany baker named Van Amsterdam who has a booming bakery business. And especially on December 6th, his store is awash in baked cookies shaped and iced as replicas of the red and white robed St. Nicholas. They’re fairly flying out his bakery door that day.
Enter an elderly, shawled woman asking for a dozen of the cookies. But, when Van Amsterdam immediately packs up the exact number count, her response is, to say the least, not run of the mill, as she asks for thirteen! And as he declines, it does not bode well for the successful baker, as the woman intones:
“Van Amsterdam! However honest
you may be, your heart is small and
your fist is tight. Fall again, mount
again, learn how to count again!”
“The Baker’s Dozen” perfectly portrays this Old World baker, seemingly a success, yet on the cusp of a learning curve that comes at a cost.
Will his success continue unabated? Will he learn to give a bit more than is asked? It’s a terrific lesson in generosity that young readers will ask for again and again, come holiday time. And the art work is stunning in its rich tapestry-like hues. I have not seen Wendy Edelson’s work before, but she achieves perfection as she elucidates Mr. Shepherd’s text with charm and cheeriness.
I know one thing. If an apple cheeked woman with a shawl wrapped about her, asks me for a dozen apples at the farm stand, you can bet the farm, that I will gladly give her an extra one.
And no questions asked!
For who knows when St. Nicholas may visit us in some disguise to monitor how generous we are?
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Obviously, I would not have embarked on such a long manhunt if I did not have my idea on the origin of the troublesome word. It will probably end up in the dustbin (also known as ash heap) of etymology, but there it will come to rest in good company.
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So Tizzy, who had mixed feelings about his story being given away for free, is now feeling much better. When he saw that hundreds and hundreds of people had downloaded Tizzy, the Christmas Shelf Elf during the recent giveaway, he actually felt PROUD!
He would like to thank everyone who did this. However, he does have a request. Here it is:
PLEASE READ MY STORY ALOUD. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ONE TO HEAR IT BUT YOU!
We all agree with this. All of our stories were written to be read aloud, which maximizes the fun.
Don't forget, if you don't want to read it aloud yourself, Deedy (that's Dorothea Jensen to you) has made audio versions that you can play.
Here are the Magic Links:
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Quizzy, Bizzy, Fizzy, Whizzy, Tizzy, Blizzy, Dizzy, & Frizzy
Good day everyone. It's Open Mic Wednesday here on Storywraps and I'm glad to welcome our resident guest blogger Natalie Finnigan back to the mic. Christmas is fast approaching so this month I want to feature a Christmas-themed books and related reading adventures as a means of celebrating the holiday season. Here's Natalie and I'm so glad she is here.
Natalie Finnigan was born in Suffolk, England, and re-discovered her love for writing rhymes after the birth of her son, Alex, in 2010. Having already published two short, rhyming picture books based on three characters (Alex, Dragon and Spider), Natalie is enjoying branching out into other picture books and is currently writing a pre-teen novel to be used as a teaching text for English as a Foreign Language.
Silly Sprouty Story
I'll confess to having a weakness for rhyming picture books. It's a love/hate thing frequently - I can't help but want to correct the rhythms and near rhymes that annoy me, but when the story is done well these irritations fade away and I enjoy every second of reading them. So when my partner came across Rudey's Windy Christmas I picked it up with some trepidation. It was obvious that it was a book about a reindeer with wind by the front cover - seasonal, topical and quite typical of a book written to appeal to children, I thought, hoping that it wasn't going to be one of those books that my 5 year old son finds funny (as most boys find books about bottoms, wind and all other things bottom related) but I hate as they can be repetitive with the main theme being to get the word bottom into the story as often as possible!
Luckily, as I scanned through, it was incredibly cleverly written. I had never known there were so many ways to describe a fart "Oh dearie me!" said Rudey, "Now I've done a windy pop. This is a bit embarrassing. I'll do my best to stop!" The reindeer giggled in the story and, later on at bedtime, so did my son. As Santa travels the world, delivering the presents, Rudey is accompanying the gifts with an unwanted sprouty whiff! As the reindeer laugh harder and harder it could have all ended in disaster except...well I'll leave it there except to say there was more waiting for Santa back at the North Pole than a hot cup of cocoa!
There are lots of repetitive bits to allow children to join in and get involved in the story, the rhyming is solid and the variations of language around the windy theme is inventive. Three nights on, we're adding sniffing sound effects and still giggling together and I think this story may well run all the way to Christmas!
So, if you're ready to get into the Christmas spirit, and enjoy fart related stories, this one is well worth a read!
After I heard Isabel Allende talk at the KiMo Theater, Valerie Geary emailed me her favorite Allende quote about the writing life: “Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.”
I find it interesting that Allende has only recently learned to “go easily with confidence” when it comes to her writing. “If I sit long enough, it will happen,” she says. She’s twenty-one novels in, but only recently has she realized she has a skill. Now she knows “If given enough time, I can write almost anything.”
Knowing even Isabel Allende lives with the discomfort of creativity gives me courage to keep pressing forward with my own work. Fear can come along for the ride, but must stay in the back seat.
It can’t drive. It’s not allowed to paralyze.
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Here’s a happy reindeer! I think this must be “Prancer”– look at how he walks.
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ब्लॉग लेखन एक समय था जब बाजार में ढेर सारी पत्र पत्रिकाओं का बोलबाला था. हर महीने हमें नए अंक का इंतजार रहता और अगर उन जानी मानी पत्रिकाओं में हमारा लेख भी प्रकाशित होता तो फिर तो क्या कहना होता … आज समय बदल चुका है. बेशक, पत्रिकाएं बाजार में बहुत […]
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I read MAX AND MARLA a few weeks ago after a friend reviewed it, and I immediately reached out to Alexandra for an interview. I think you’ll see why! It is also always a pleasure to have a fellow European on the … Continue reading →
Welcome to the last installment of 2015 for the Insecure Writer's Support Group - #IWSG.
A great big shout out to t
he awesome co-hosts for the December 2 posting of the IWSG will be Sandra Hoover, Mark Koopmans, Doreen McGettigan, Megan Morgan, and Melodie Campbell!
Don't forget to visit fellow #IWSG at...
http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html This month (or should I say every month) I'm dealing with my insecurity of holding a book launch signing event. I'm taking baby steps in overcoming my fear of envisioning an empty room with crickets chirping with little old me standing in the front of the room. I feel like a shrinking violet with my heart practically pounding out of my chest and sweat pouring down my back. I'm mentally begging for someone to show up besides my husband and daughters. Please Lord don't let me wither away!
Now it's time to strap on my big girl boots and get over myself. I've placed my initial outreach to four different locales for a book launch signing event to occur. I'm patiently or should I say impatiently waiting to hear back. Even though my latest children's picture book,
Dee and Deb Off They Go Kindergarten First Day Jitters is due for release this month, I'm forecasting an event for January 2016 after the hubbub of the Christmas season. I'll keep you posted!
A bit about #IWSG...
Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
Posting: The first Wednesday of every month is officiallyInsecure Writer’s Support Group day. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit others in the group and connect with your fellow writer - aim for a dozen new people each time. Be sure to link to this page and display the badge in your post.
Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!
Our Twitter hashtag is #IWSG
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Dee and Deb Off They Go Kindergarten First Day Jitters ~ December 2015 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2014 Purple Dragonfly 1st Place Picture Books 6+, Story Monster Approved, Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Reader's Favorite Five Star ReviewPowder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2015 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Historical Fiction 1st Place, Story Monster Approved and Reader's Favorite Five Star ReviewHockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2015 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Honorable Mention Picture Books 6+, New England Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Story Monster Approved and Reader's Favorite Five Star ReviewThe Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist
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The iPad Pro—a larger tablet that with added keyboard and pressure sensitive pen becomes a mini computer/Wacom—is shipping out to artists and comics readers everywhere. The Beat’s own mother is experimenting with one right now and will hopefully have a review soon. But in the meantime, artist James Jean has one and it turns out […]
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I hate how good that guy is. Wish he’d do more comics-related stuff, but I’ll take what I can get. Maybe the iPad Pro will help to increase his output.
Yeah… I’m not surprised.
I saw the iPencil video when this was first announced, and I had an “ohhhh fuddddge” moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge_fmvkBans
I’d love to hear how it compares to a Cintiq.
You ought to take part in a contest for one of the best sites on the web. I’m going to highly recommend this web site!|
The reviews say it is much better than the Cintiq companion for portability, but it will never rival the professional larger Cintiqs. Procreate seems to be the app of choice. Hopefully this gets developers to create better apps than the ones we have available now.