Zippetydoodah I turn 30 today.

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(The great postcard cover is by Tom Gould for the Beasts book under W for Wizard's Shackle.)
All of Georgetown should be open, too, for a festive holiday evening.

I'll be there with Belles on!

Jaime

SCBWI WWA Holiday Party
Join us for a holiday party before our December 6th Professional Series Meeting! The festivities begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Otto Miller lobby, which will be transformed into a winter wonderland. We’ll provide tastes and tunes. You handle the sweets! Bring a dozen (or two) of your favorite holiday cookies for all to enjoy, and be entered in a cookie contest with a chance to win a gift certificate at All for Kids. We’ll have great books for sale and their authors will be on hand to sign them (more info below), to help you get a jump on holiday gift-giving. Just like Santa, the night promises to be jolly and we hope you’ll be able to come early to share in the festivities!

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Not sure this can stand as an official review since I already returned the book to the library a few weeks ago and have forgotten the better details.

But I DID thoroughly enjoy Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom. Even if I'm not sure I'm SMART enough for the book I do feel like I deserve a little certificate or rite of passage memento from the Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Coven In The Sky.

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Last night I attended a preview of the new Music Behind The Magic exhibit at the EMP.

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I'm working on illustrations for other people this week and next, but at the back of my mind is a little project I am very excited about.

Sometimes when you get a new idea you REALLY want to share you REALLY shouldn't until you've given it a solid backbone. In the mean time I thought I'd get out some of my secret fueled excitement and use up a nice piece of paper that Bebop spent ALL morning walking on with his wet muddy paws. Can you see the paw prints? To the right of the box is a nice clear one of his little paw pad and toes. No respect for Hot Pressed Arches Watercolor Block.

The weather here is Ark-inspiring.

Jaime

Let's hear it for the Graphic Novel!

Yesterday was amazing. A full day of learning new art and writing related things.

The day began with Linda Medley's workshop on Graphic Novels.

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