tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post5877017459014420739..comments2023-04-03T11:09:41.690-04:00Comments on The Write-At-Home-Mom: Those Wacky Writer/IllustratorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-44871853443571061162010-10-15T07:13:49.062-04:002010-10-15T07:13:49.062-04:00Angela - I haven't had time to read it yet, bu...Angela - I haven't had time to read it yet, but the transcript of the discussion is up at http://picturebooksonly.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/transcript-pblitchat-1011-october/<br /><br />Go check it out! I'm sure they touch on those things!! : )Megan K. Bickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306585009994740664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-76091198232785166802010-10-15T00:14:02.023-04:002010-10-15T00:14:02.023-04:00"I am a strong advocate of laughter and laugh..."I am a strong advocate of laughter and laughter shared between child and parent is of special interest to me. So, writing a picture book that would be funny to both parent and child would be a total dream come true for me."<br /><br />We share the same dream!!! Squee!A Pen In Neverland: Angela Peña Dahlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979468109234357616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-52687858801939752392010-10-15T00:12:36.025-04:002010-10-15T00:12:36.025-04:00What fun! I love this post. Darn I missed the disc...What fun! I love this post. Darn I missed the discussion! If anything was brought up on what to do if you are not an author/illustrator (two birds with one stone). By this I mean, to add illustration notes or to not add them in a submission? That is the question. Know of any posts on this subject matter? I have not found any yet, but have heard it depends on the publisher, editor, agent you are submitting to....<br /> Oh...and I LOVE and ADORE the funny and quirky in PB's!A Pen In Neverland: Angela Peña Dahlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979468109234357616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-11910616406441593632010-10-14T12:09:16.256-04:002010-10-14T12:09:16.256-04:00It is interesting to hear this from a writer's...It is interesting to hear this from a writer's perspective. I'm an illustrator *hoping* to become a writer/illustrator, and that has a challenge all on its own.<br /><br />And glad you like the funny stuff! I like the funny stuff too...life's too short not to have a good laugh with a child :-)Jannie aka Chickengirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548764282291432156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-75849657606242887852010-10-11T22:46:00.368-04:002010-10-11T22:46:00.368-04:00I feel the same way. So envious of those who can b...I feel the same way. So envious of those who can both write and illustrate - oh, the freedom!Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-56069557309261892742010-10-09T07:02:49.670-04:002010-10-09T07:02:49.670-04:00Kat - No problem! Even though I usually can't...Kat - No problem! Even though I usually can't be there at chat time, I LOVE it and read the transcripts each week. Lots of good info there!<br /><br />Su - Nope, not a maze. It was literally just these bubbly squiggly things. Very abstract and useless!<br /><br />Roy - Thanks so much for checking out my blog! I'm proud to be the Pagoda's Den Mother. Someone has to keep all those hooligans in line over there!Megan K. Bickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306585009994740664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-28081295052009477632010-10-08T22:03:30.098-04:002010-10-08T22:03:30.098-04:00OH SNAP!!! The Pagoda's very own Den Mother up...OH SNAP!!! The Pagoda's very own Den Mother up & started her own fu ... [looks around, thinks better of it] <em>dging</em> blog! Good stuff, Bickelmom. Get your Shel Silverstein on!Roy Hobbsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190763251580463571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-21357811664089589192010-10-08T19:42:28.038-04:002010-10-08T19:42:28.038-04:00When you say "this squiggly line thing",...When you say "this squiggly line thing", is it the sort of squiggly line thing that makes passersby stop and ask, "Hey, cool! Are you drawing a maze?"Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-27429540038299626292010-10-08T19:01:14.857-04:002010-10-08T19:01:14.857-04:00I'm awed by people who can complete a quality ...I'm awed by people who can complete a quality picture book - and that goes for authors just as much as illustrators. It would be wonderful to do both, but don't discourage yourself. Some people think in words, some people think in pictures! (but, oh, to do both!)<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-24384529161040635072010-10-08T17:34:36.038-04:002010-10-08T17:34:36.038-04:00Me too! Most of my fave PBs are author/illustrator...Me too! Most of my fave PBs are author/illustrator specials. Want want want to illustrate. But that talent seems to elude me.... :( <br /><br />Btw - thanks for the link to #pblitchat. That was a nice tie-in at the end. :) Really looking forward to that chat. Hope to have heaps of Qs emailed through in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-66789944783702945112010-10-08T15:12:16.952-04:002010-10-08T15:12:16.952-04:00I'm going to self-publish picture books in Ice...I'm going to self-publish picture books in Iceland next year. My writing skills are that of a five year old, so I'm going to hire an illustrator. I haven't decided if I'm going to use an Icelandic one or a foreign one (I know a girl who draws great pictures, I'm going to see if she is interested). <br /><br />How come some people are born with the ability to draw? I'm not born with the ability to write! I'm born with the love of writing, but I have to learn the skills as I go.<br /><br />Anyway, I'll be gulping up blogs and sites about picture books in two months or so - good to have yours to look at ^.^Tessa Quinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619129838476851241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729994196540004831.post-80900000907766440682010-10-08T09:50:41.271-04:002010-10-08T09:50:41.271-04:00I'd just love to be able to draw, period. Not ...I'd just love to be able to draw, period. Not even because of PBs - I've never tried my hand on picture books and I don't think I will in the foreseeable future. But I'm very image minded and I would love to be able to commit those images to paper in drawings too :)Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16383960692054256957noreply@blogger.com