School Visits!

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

I am SO excited to unveil my School Presentation. This is the interactive dog & pony show I do at schools whenever I speak about storytelling conventions and genre writing. I hope you like it! Obviously, if you’re a teacher, I’d love to present this at your school! My email is easy to find if you’re not a spam bot (pssst, it’s below).

It’s got lots of a swirly motion, and videos, and stuff. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll take some Dramamine.

Lemme know what you think. I’m starting the school visit tour this week.

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Biblioklept Interview

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

Had a great time interviewing with Biblioklept. Somehow I let this inappropriate gem about the censorship issue get past my own internal censors:

“I think both sides of the argument are often concern-trolling-—one side saying kids shouldn’t hear the f-word, and the other side screaming censorship to the culling of anything short of snuff-porn.”

Read the rest, here.

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Why Did I Write a Cell Phone Novel?

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

I’ll tell you why. In early 2008, I read an article in the NY Times that coincided with my own growing interest in the cell phone novel phenomenon in Japan. You have to understand, I’m that guy in my friend group who comes out with random statements like, “You know, I was reading that Red Bull is really big in Dubai, because it gets you hooped up, but it doesn’t break Islamic law against alcohol.” And all my friends smile and nod.

I feed off of this sort of trivia…the odd passions of cultures and subcultures. They are
neatly arranged on my mental shelves next to my collections of sports jargon and the
language I created on Steno pads when I was kid (I assure you, I was extremely well-
liked by my peers). Continue reading →

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Alison Bechdel

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

An interview of Alison Bechdel about her process–which seems to be part shaman, part craftsman. She’s a fascinating creator.

Here’s the original link. Interview by Hilary Chute.

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Interview with Kidlit.com

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

An interview with Mary Kole at Kidlit.com! She calls me a “renegade,” which makes me feel like this guy:

Yep, Lorenzo Lamas

I’m probably more similar to the kid in Mary’s banner, though. Except for being a girl and all.

On second thought, I do ride motorcycles–like Lorenzo Lamas–so perhaps it’s a tie. Enjoy the interview.

Kidlit.com

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WOA!

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Haven’t done a Wall of Art post in a while, even though I’ve seen dozens of brilliant illustrators lately. So this time, you get a double-header!

First up is Erin O’Shea, whose work has a classic woodcut quality that reminds me of David Frampton.

And next up is Renaud Forestié, who has a huge range of styles…this is his “so cute I could DIE!” style.

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The Art of Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

As I mentioned in the last post, eight incredible artists created works inspired by Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow, and their art was displayed in the International Arts Movement Gallery at the launch party. I am so grateful to all my friends for contributing pieces, and I wanted to spotlight each artist on my blog so that you can see the beautiful work. Many thanks to Makoto Fujimura, Susan Anderson, Maggie Heinze, Genevieve Santos, Lauren Vajda, Regina Roff, Emma SanCartier, Rachel Bee Porter, Teen Liu, and Blake Henry. So, without further ado, the artists of the SHWHBHB gallery:

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