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Today's word of the day is: Workshop
I'm back from Nashua, where the New England SCBWI conference was a huge success and my four-hour workshop on web design and blogging was well-attended and well-received. The grand finale was a live update of my website to include news about the presentation itself, thanks to a kind volunteer photographer in the audience.
That's my
new website design in the background, and see how exhausted I looked by that point? Since I was presenting for both sessions on Sunday, I didn't get to attend the equally well-received workshops going on at the same time:
- Toni Buzzeo on self-promotion;
- Brian Lies and Lita Judge on illustration;
- Sarah Aronson on point of view;
- Harold Underdown on an overview of the basics;
- Debra Garfinkle on humor writing;
- Emily Herman and Anne Sibley O'Brien on writing tools;
- Sarah Shumway on pitches; or
- The Write Sisters (Janet Buell, Kathy Deady, Muriel Dubois, Diane Mayr, Andrea Murphy, Barbara Turner, and Sally Wilkins) on critique groups and collaboration
In fact, with all of those other workshops going on, I was amazed that anyone wanted to come to mine at all. We really did have a great group of authors and illustrators who peppered me with enough questions to last the entire time--and we probably could have gone for another four hours if I hadn't lost my voice by then. Thanks, everybody!
I'm not sure if the news is public yet, but I wanted to thank everyone who generously took the time to vote for The Doll Violinist. Huge congratulations to the winner! Out of the other entries there were two others I would have voted for myself. My first choice other than ours, didn't win obviously and..the other preference won! (I don't want to spoil the news, so I won't mention the name)
Suffice it to say we didn't win, and we actually came out pretty far down the line.
I am so grateful though to the support and encouragement of so many people who took the time to vote and to care for the art and story, and to ask how it was going. Wow. You are all amazing. I am blessed beyond belief to have seen the care and time taken to give a hand and vote.
On to new adventures!
I loved your artwork for the Doll Violinist, Amy, I was sure that if you guys didn't win , you would have been in the top three for sure.
We were low on the poll too. Pretty deflating! lol
Many congratulatios to the winner!
Nikki's art is fabulous and will really make the cute manuscript sing.
Roz,
Id I hadn't been in the competition, I would have been voting for yours. It was my first choice,and Nikki's was next. I love her illo too.
The voting has no reflection on your art and on the story you illustrated either. I was shocked that you guys weren't the winners or at least second place. I'm really glad for Nikki though. Her illo is wonderful and it'll be a wonderful adventure and great to have her illos published!
I was rooting for you Amy!! I like the phrase "on to new adventures". Keep going girl!
Love,
Sara
Sorry I learned about all this too late to vote....and you surely would have had my vote. I'd love to see you illustrate "The Doll Violinist." It'd be nice to see it on a library shelf.
Sorry I learned about all this too late to vote....and you surely would have had my vote. I'd love to see you illustrate "The Doll Violinist." It'd be nice to see it on a library shelf.
Amy,
I can't tell you how much it means to have the praises of you and Roz!
I met you to via illogroup and have looked up to the both of you for your amazing art!
I really appreciate all the wonderful comments!
If anything else this competition has kicked me into gear to finally move forward into the field...
Thanks for everything!
Nikki,
I am so glad for you. Your work will make the book shine all the more. I know you've got great things in store for you!! Huge congratulations again!!