Today we dared to dream on the wisps of dandelion petals… 
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Books and illustrations
Posted in Books, creativity, Illustrating, imagination, Inspiration, Teen Fiction, tagged Books and illustrations, books and inspiration, illustrating books, mentoring young writers and illustrators, teen illustrators on September 15, 2014| 3 Comments »
Part of my role as teacher is to mentor young writers and illustrators. My young friends, Therese and Brianna, share their work with us. The question: who gets the chocolate frog for best illustration? Let the voting begin….
The chicken or the egg…a story evolves…
Posted in Fiction, Illustrating, Inspiration, middle grade fiction, Teen Fiction, voice, writing inspiration, tagged fiction writing, inspiration, inspiration for writers, middle grade fiction on August 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I dare you not to be inspired by my young friend, Briana’s, story…what do her illustrations suggest…
My mind is racing….who is the girl…what are her motivations…what is her journey….
Give her some friends and a setting…and suddenly I have a plot for a story…
I didn’t expect it and I didn’t ask for it…but if there’s one thing I’ve learnt, inspiration comes when I least expect it.
Who is the girl and how will her story unfold…
How One Writer Found an Empathetic Illustrator
Posted in Fiction, Illustrating, Inspiration, platform, Teen Fiction, Writing, tagged Teen fiction, writing on October 9, 2013| 1 Comment »
Meet Tombay…
Tombay is a character in our Cracker and Gilly Mystery Series for middle grade/young teen readers… his personality shines through, don’t you think, from his cheeky grin to his proud and loyal stature.
And Skelly, dastardly baddy that he is, aboard the Pirate…
Today I’m pleased to introduce our talented illustrator, Denita. I knew we lucked out bringing her onboard but it wasn’t till I saw the quality of her work that I realised just how lucky we are…
And that’s the secret I guess…a little bit of luck, coupled with tenacity, knowing what you want and how to search for it…or, for those of us of a more biblical bent, ask and you shall receive…
But…and it’s a big but…I’ve been searching for an illustrator for a while…a talented artist friend agreed to work with us…but never delivered….another artist friend didn’t have the time…and some artists were plain out of our budget.
What I didn’t realise was that our newest team member was right under our noses all along and neither she nor I realised it…till now…and that’s where the luck came in. Circumstance, coupled with timing, coupled with luck….
I look forward to sharing more of Denita’s work…and, if we’re lucky, she may even share a few tips and tricks…
growing up writing 