Getting some inspo from the best. #Kidlit #author/illustrator #pb #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity

I wonder if I could get this tutu in my size? #kidlit #kidlitart #author/illustrator #PB #tutu

This was super helpful when I was refining my character. I did a mini-texture/color palette 🎨 to help me remember what pencils and paints I used. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator #author/illustrator

Close-up of one illustrated eye with a tear drop.

C is for #Cry

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Oh yes, what we do without our beta readers? Thank you 🙏 thank you

B is for #Birds

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For the PB, I’m currently doing character sketches, thumbnails and storyboards. For the illustrated MG, I’m 10 chapters into the first draft. Only a couple ink drawings. Are you and author? Illustrator?

I write PB, MG, & YA. I’m currently eyeing in an illustrated science-fiction MG and a PB

So I have this issue. Every time I try to create a story, an alien shows up. Am I being mind controlled? #aliensramongus #kidkit #kidlitart #author/illustrator #alien

An illustration of a cute alien digging underground.

A is for #Alien

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Crow gives a ring to Kiwi the cat

F is for #Friends

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Hope this day is bearable for all of you. #kidlit #author/illustrator #art #bear #bicycle #kidlitart #scbwi

Getting a bit of help with my classwork today. #aliensRamongus #kidlit #author/illustrator

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Friday #kidlit recap: working on character sketches for primary and secondary characters, color palette and color script for PB, and rechecked values for a light study illustration. Busy busy busy.

Snowmageddon. Kiwi 🐈‍⬛ was fascinated by the big fat flakes. ❄️
#blackcat #cats

After some excellent feedback, I kicked up the value and added a cast shadow for E. B. He’s such a pensive little guy 🐭 💕

Post by @literaticat 💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 6 · I also could you some pepping up! Specifically, do you have any good stories along the lines of 'it only takes one yes?" It's looking more and more likely that my first book is goi…

An author is worried that their book might "die on submission" and wanted a pep talk. Here's why I hate that phrase, and also case studies, and also a pep talk!

It's not that it hasn't happened. It just hasn't happened YET. YET: YOU'RE ELIGIBLE, TOO.

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Thanks Jennifer! As an MFA student, this gave me a whole lot of perspective and a peek into the wild world of publishing.

That seems to be the consensus. She is currently in surgery and should have her “cinnabuns” back in place soon. 💗

Sometimes we just need to take time to ponder. #kidlit #kidlitart #author/illustrator #mouse

Real footage of me finishing an illustration. #kidlitart #author/illustrator

I got some feedback on my maquette and made some changes. The tutu will return but I needed to fix the legs. I still think she looks cute with her new doo. 🥰 #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator

A well-designed book is going to elevate the illustrations no matter how excellent they are. It’s how they are presented that makes the reader keep turning pages. However, a great illustrator does make your job easier. 😁

Made a maquette to help bring my character to life. Meet little Adeline! #kidlit #kidlitart #author/illustrator

This is a book craft staple for me! It’s one I go back to over and over again

This grad homework reminded me why I love ink so much. #kidlit #kidlitart #author/illustrator #graphicnovel #sequentialart

Ink says all the things I cannot. #grief #loss #illustrator #kidlitart #author/illustrator

Sometimes life seems more attainable when I shift perspective. #Hollins #kidlit #kidlitart #author/illustrator #findthemice🐭

Thanks! Totally stole that move from my cat. 🐈‍⬛ don’t know what she’d say about me using it to draw mice. 😄