Tips for Creative Types Archives - First Second Books

Tips for Creative Types

Cowboy Limericks - First Second Books

Words Cannot Express How Much I Don’t Care If You Write ‘It’s’ When You Mean ‘Its’ Every So Often in Your Casual Uncopyedited Writing or Correspondance Even Though You Know Better

test heading (This page of text -- which I have not closely examined for copy-edits -- comes from The Smithsonian.) I like things to be spelled correctly.   I like it when there's subject-verb agreement.  I like not having to strain through punctuation errors when I read a book. But do you know what? If I Read More »

By |2024-03-21T07:59:09-04:00April 23rd, 2013|Tips for Creative Types|1 Comment

Peeking in the studio

test headingI always relish the glimpses into an artist's process. Like these shots of Vera Brosgol's arsenal of tools for Anya's Ghost: or her tiny Moleskine thumbnails and character studies: Or how about this little piece of Art magic from Emmanuel Guibert, on Alan's War:   Would you like to see more of these "peeks from Read More »

MENTORS CORNER/from Gene Yang

test heading As an offering to our young talent, and to anyone who might find this helpful--here and elsewhere, green or seasoned--I've asked a number of experienced authors to send a little word of coaching, encouragement or mentoring to them. We'll call this new category MENTORS CORNER. It will occasionally feature some authors who aren't Read More »

By |2024-04-15T06:53:30-04:00May 1st, 2008|Mentors Corner, Tips for Creative Types|3 Comments

MENTORS CORNER/from MIKE CAVALLARO

test headingAs an offering to our young talent, and to anyone who might find this helpful--here and elsewhere, green or seasoned--I've asked a number of experienced authors to send a little word of coaching, encouragement or mentoring to them. We'll call this new category MENTORS CORNER. It will occasionally feature some authors who aren't with Read More »

By |2024-03-22T07:16:59-04:00April 24th, 2008|Mentors Corner, Tips for Creative Types|Comments Off on MENTORS CORNER/from MIKE CAVALLARO

MENTORS CORNER/from JESSICA ABEL

test headingAs an offering to our young talent, and to anyone who might find this helpful--here and elsewhere, green or seasoned--I've asked a number of experienced authors to send a little word of coaching, encouragement or mentoring to them. We'll call this new category MENTORS CORNER. It will occasionally feature some authors who aren't with Read More »

By |2024-03-22T07:18:24-04:00April 17th, 2008|Mentors Corner, Tips for Creative Types|4 Comments

MENTORS CORNER/from MIKE MIGNOLA

test headingAs an offering to our young talent, and to anyone who might find this helpful--here and elsewhere, green or seasoned--I've asked a number of experienced authors to send a little word of coaching, encouragement or mentoring to them. We'll call this new category MENTORS CORNER. It will occasionally feature some authors who aren't with Read More »

By |2024-03-22T07:20:12-04:00April 10th, 2008|Mentors Corner, Tips for Creative Types|3 Comments

MENTORS CORNER/from JAMES STURM

test headingAs an offering to our young talent, and to anyone who might find this helpful--here and elsewhere, green or seasoned--I've asked a number of experienced authors to send a little word of coaching, encouragement or mentoring to them. We'll call this new category MENTORS CORNER. It will occasionally feature some authors who aren't with Read More »

By |2024-03-22T07:20:36-04:00April 3rd, 2008|Mentors Corner, Tips for Creative Types|2 Comments

MENTORS CORNER/from GEORGE O’CONNOR

test headingAs an offering to our young talent, and to anyone who might find this helpful--here and elsewhere, green or seasoned--I've asked a number of experienced authors to send a little word of coaching, encouragement or mentoring to them. We'll call this new category MENTORS CORNER. It will occasionally feature some authors who aren't with Read More »

By |2024-03-27T07:17:32-04:00March 27th, 2008|Mentors Corner, Tips for Creative Types|Comments Off on MENTORS CORNER/from GEORGE O’CONNOR
Go to Top