Beth Stilborn: Books ~ Encouragement ~ Teaching ~ Hope
May 21, 2015
5 Tips for Sharing Your Picture Book Dummy Sharing your work when it’s not quite finished is a difficult thing to do. But at some point, you will have to do this. Agents and editors are used to seeing works-in-progress. Their goal is to make stories better. If you don’t have an agent or editor, there are other ways to get valuable feedback. Lori Hanson and I shared our picture…
January 12, 2015
The Making of Bubblegum Princess Creating a Picture Book Dummy The launch of KidLit TV had me fairly busy this past fall and I’m thankful that Lori was able to fill in by sharing how she created all the characters—from Queen to corgi—for Bubblegum Princess. But before I continue the series, I’d like to share something about Lori. She’s been invited to study with Jules Feiffer this…
November 9, 2014
Today, Lori Hanson, illustrator of Bubblegum Princess, continues her posts about character development through illustration. Thanks, Lori! ♦ ♦ ♦ After attending a winter SCBWI conference in New York City in 2011, I was flying over the continent, sketchbook in hand, to return home to California. Now, I will admit that flying in a 747 from coast- to- coast isn’t exactly what it might feel like to catch air thermals…
October 12, 2014
Character Development/ A Collaborative Process Developing the Characters for the Bubblegum Princess by illustrator Lori Hanson Today, I’m delighted to welcome Lori Hanson, illustrator of Bubblegum Princess — the other half of the collaboration team with author Julie Gribble. Lori will explain how the illustrations contribute to the development of the characters. Thanks, Lori, for adding your perspective to this series! And now, here’s Lori — The eighteen months…
September 21, 2014
I’m delighted that Julie Gribble is back with her monthly guest post on the making of her picture book Bubblegum Princess. Welcome back, Julie! The Making of Bubblegum Princess Story and Character Development – Part 3c: A Collaboration Children’s book writers are there with our readers when they’re very young, learning how to negotiate the terrain, from first shaky steps, falls and bumps. The characters we create can be another hand children…