About Liz
I'm an illustrator, a children's writer (picture books, midgrades, graphic novels), a high school writing coach, a bluegrass and oldtime fiddler, a farmer and occasional sheep shearer,wool spinner and weaver, and a highly distractible but loving mother of three.
Favorite illustrators :Shaun Tan, Peter Spier, Graeme Base, Kit Williams, Kay Nielsen, Arthur Rackham, Brian Froud, Charles Vess, David... More
Liz's Blog: lizjonesbooks - Recent Posts
| 9/24/2009 | Cybils Grapic Novel committees 2009 I'm this year's Cybil's graphic novels organizer. For the past few weeks, we've been hard at work getting things started... fighting over bloggers for our committees :o), emailing to get everyone's preferences aligned... and Ta da!I'm happy to... Read the rest of this post |
| 9/2/2009 | Happy Birthday, Sharon! Hope you have a lovely day among the flowers! |
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| Books Recently Added to Liz's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |
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| Books 1 - 4 of 21 from Liz's bookshelf, View all 21 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. The Golden Key and Other Stories (Fantasy Stories of George MacDonald) (... Author: George MacDonald Illustrator: Craig Yoe |
Ages 9-12 | 2/14/2008 | |
| Liz tagged as: Inspired me | |||
| 2. Stardust (Paperback, 2001) Author: Neil Gaiman |
N/A | 2/14/2008 | |
| Liz tagged as: Inspired me | |||
| 3. The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra B... Author: NEAL STEPHENSON |
Young Adults | 7/28/2007 | |
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| 4. American Gods (Mass Market Paperback, 2002) Author: Neil Gaiman |
N/A | 7/28/2007 | |
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Profile Comments
Comment by VASSILIKI PLOMARITOU on 4/30/2009 3:05:41 AM:
Hi Liz! Greetings from Greece! Congratulations for your books!
Hi Liz! Greetings from Greece! Congratulations for your books!
Comment by joe fyer on 3/14/2009 1:03:25 PM:
I CAN SEE FROM WHERE I AM THAT YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL PERSON...I TOO WRITE ...I SEEMS TO BE A GREAT PROFESSION. YOU LEAD A MOST INTERESTING LIFE ...I COULD WRITE A BOOK ON YOUR LIFE ..WOULDN'T IT BE INTERESTING!
I CAN SEE FROM WHERE I AM THAT YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL PERSON...I TOO WRITE ...I SEEMS TO BE A GREAT PROFESSION. YOU LEAD A MOST INTERESTING LIFE ...I COULD WRITE A BOOK ON YOUR LIFE ..WOULDN'T IT BE INTERESTING!
Comment by Marcus Riedner on 12/16/2008 12:24:01 PM:
Hey Liz! If you are looking for information on online publishing, or web presence, fire me a line! I work for an online publisher who is looking for books and content.
Hey Liz! If you are looking for information on online publishing, or web presence, fire me a line! I work for an online publisher who is looking for books and content.
Comment by aaron pocock on 5/8/2008 4:07:47 PM:
Thanks for the kind comments Liz. Take care, aaron.
Thanks for the kind comments Liz. Take care, aaron.
Comment by Glenn Brucker on 4/30/2008 12:06:43 AM:
glad to meet you!
glad to meet you!
Comment by John York on 2/24/2008 3:25:34 PM:
Thanks for welcoming me Liz- this looks like a neat space on the internet-
John
Thanks for welcoming me Liz- this looks like a neat space on the internet-
John
Comment by Paula Yoo on 2/2/2008 1:39:44 PM:
Hey Liz, thanks! How's your writing/art coming along? Have you done any fiddling recently? jacketflap is a new fun thing to do, wow, so much to distract me from writing... LOL.... hope u have a great Superbowl weekend! xo Paula
Hey Liz, thanks! How's your writing/art coming along? Have you done any fiddling recently? jacketflap is a new fun thing to do, wow, so much to distract me from writing... LOL.... hope u have a great Superbowl weekend! xo Paula
Comment by Laura Salas on 10/14/2007 4:45:45 PM:
Hi Liz, thanks for the prompt to add my blog here. I have to go figure out how to do that now!
Hi Liz, thanks for the prompt to add my blog here. I have to go figure out how to do that now!
Comment by Susan Taylor Brown on 10/9/2007 11:09:15 PM:
Thanks for adding me to your circle of friends over here, Liz. Sorry I was so late to the party.
Thanks for adding me to your circle of friends over here, Liz. Sorry I was so late to the party.
Comment by Mary Cunningham on 7/4/2007 10:17:06 PM:
Thanks for adding me, Liz. I'll look forward to reading about your books.
Mary
Thanks for adding me, Liz. I'll look forward to reading about your books.
Mary
Comment by Manuela Pentangelo on 6/30/2007 7:09:01 AM:
CIao :D
CIao :D
Comment by Ronni Ann Hall on 5/7/2007 12:01:26 PM:
Thanks Liz, for becoming one of my list of friends!
Thanks Liz, for becoming one of my list of friends!
Comment by Bruce Black on 4/30/2007 2:03:40 PM:
Liz
Thanks for sharing a link... good luck with your work.
Liz
Thanks for sharing a link... good luck with your work.
Comment by marybeth kelsey on 4/16/2007 7:16:46 PM:
Hi Liz! Thanks for the invite!
Hi Liz! Thanks for the invite!
Comment by Kerry Madden on 4/16/2007 6:28:34 PM:
Thanks for the invite, Liz...wow, there's even a blog on this thing!!
Thanks for the invite, Liz...wow, there's even a blog on this thing!!
Comment by Alina Chau on 4/16/2007 6:07:23 PM:
THanks for inviting me in your link. :)
THanks for inviting me in your link. :)
Comment by Tracy Grand on 3/17/2007 5:21:58 AM:
Hi Liz, Thanks for all you have done to help me make JacketFlap into the "My Space" of the children's publishing industry. I really appreciate all your comments and input! Tracy
Hi Liz, Thanks for all you have done to help me make JacketFlap into the "My Space" of the children's publishing industry. I really appreciate all your comments and input! Tracy
Comment by Giselle McMenamin on 3/15/2007 8:33:46 PM:
Hi again Liz, I know what you mean about never getting to the Scbwi boards anymore. So much to do and so little time right!
Hi again Liz, I know what you mean about never getting to the Scbwi boards anymore. So much to do and so little time right!
Comment by Giselle McMenamin on 3/15/2007 5:16:59 PM:
Thanks again for the invite! This site looks like a wonderful place to interact with other artists!!!!!! Looking forward to more.
Thanks again for the invite! This site looks like a wonderful place to interact with other artists!!!!!! Looking forward to more.
Comment by S A Putnam on 2/15/2007 9:48:58 PM:
Hi Liz,
Thanks for inviting me to join JF. I feel right at home with so many LJ friends on board
Hi Liz,
Thanks for inviting me to join JF. I feel right at home with so many LJ friends on board
Comment by Carrie Jones on 12/13/2006 3:27:41 PM:
I am so happy to be here with you, Liz! - Carrie
I am so happy to be here with you, Liz! - Carrie
Comment by Greg Fishbone on 12/5/2006 8:54:18 AM:
I leave JacketFlap alone for a while and it turns into another MySpace! :D
Thanks for being a friend.
I leave JacketFlap alone for a while and it turns into another MySpace! :D
Thanks for being a friend.
Comment by Kim Rapier on 11/23/2006 10:01:02 AM:
Hey, Liz!
Hey, Liz!
Comment by Tracy Grand on 10/20/2006 11:59:36 PM:
Hey Liz, we have lots in common!
Hey Liz, we have lots in common!
Hi Liz :-) thank you for accepting my friend request....have a wonderful day