Posts Tagged ‘jed alexander’

The World Outside the Edges: Adding Life to Your Illustrations Illustration and storytelling
If you want to make illustrations that are more than just auditions or exercises in craft, they have to have a life of their own.
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Writing for Children Or, accept that childhood sucks if you want to write good children's lit
The best children’s literature addresses the pain and powerlessness of being a kid and gives that power back to them.
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About Others Using Your Art Without Permission Why it’s unavoidable, and you shouldn’t spend too much time worrying about it
In the age of the Internet, someone will use your art without permission. And if you don’t find a way to make peace with it, or deal with it practically, you’re only going to drive yourself nuts.
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Taking Compliments Gracefully
The next time someone compliments your work, the best answer you can give, even if it hurts, is “Thank you.” I’ve found this to be surprisingly rare.
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Tripped (Or, One Trip to the ER Away from Food Stamps and Reality)
When I got out of college I was determined not to get a real job. Then I tripped over my carry-on bag, sprained my ankle, and joined the food stamps line.
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Blank Pages How to Summon Creativity When You Need To
The blank page or canvas can be both exciting and terrifying. And even the best advice I’ve been given about getting unstuck doesn’t always work.
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How I Met My Agent, the Inimitable Abigail Samoun
For an additional fee, you could get a one-on-one portfolio critique with one of the attending professionals, and these critiques were unjustly occupying my future agent’s time.
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