Book Crow put this up on his website and I'm thrilled because I went to the book festival but missed these readings by my SCBWI friends -
The Quiet Woman and the Noisy Dog by Sue Eves
Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
I wanna be an illustrator
That's right. I've always wanted to be an illustrator. But there are always too many practical things in the way. For now I content myself with watching wonderful videos like this.
The first artist featured is Moebius a.k.a. Jean Giraud, a favourite from my teenhood.
Psst. I want one of those drawing gadgets too!
The first artist featured is Moebius a.k.a. Jean Giraud, a favourite from my teenhood.
Psst. I want one of those drawing gadgets too!
Monday, 27 April 2009
Looking for Inspiration in Transformation, the Ultimate Procrastination
It's been a hard morning. Trying to get into the groove. I might give up in a moment.
But then I get my usual update from marketing guru Seth Godin's blog. This one is about how to use new media to grab attention and he cites the Dove commercial as an example. Here it is:
Which led me to this "tribute" video:
And then to this Michael Jackson transformation video:
By which time I had to go on and do other things. Ah well. Let's see how much I can write tomorrow.
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