By Diana Zipeto At an art school critique many years ago, my figure drawing teacher told me, “Your drawings have improved, but you still need
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Are your critiques as helpful as they could be?
By Jen Malone Most writers describe the first draft as falling in love. We love our words, our concept, our characters. We have fallen asleep
So You Think You Can Draw?
By Diana Zipeto Most competitive reality shows make me very nervous. They have far too much tension to make me feel like it is at
How Book Expo of America (BEA) is Just Like DisneyWorld (Sort Of)
By Jen Malone This past week, I joined the rest of the publishing world (or so it felt) at the Javitz Center in New York
Start by Calling Yourself an Artist
GUEST POST by Nancy Goulet It was the last day, last session, and last chance to learn something new at the NESCBWI annual conference in
Six Things Children’s Book Illustrations Need
By Diana Zipeto People unrelated to illustration have words of wisdom that can apply to illustration. In his TED talk, Why We Do What We
WRITERS' RUMPUS 