BLOG BREAK Beetroot, Bunnies and Brains
Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs.
It's terrific to see SCBWI-BI's very own Cath Jones cropping up on Story Snug. In a fun interview with Catherine Friess, Cath talks about her debut picture book Bonkers About Beetroot and what inspired it.
Someone else about to publish their debut picture book is writer/illustrator Alina Surnaite with I Love You, Bunny. Alina celebrates in a post for Big Little Tales about the process of adapting her (originally quite creepy) illustrations for a wider audience.
There's even more picture book goodness with a post by Lucy Rowland for Picture Book Den. Lucy is interviewing her illustrator Ben Mantle all about their joint fairytale re-imagining Little Red Reading Hood.
Kelly McCaughrain has a fresh take on an age-old problem: the difficult second novel. How do you keep the joy when writing becomes a chore rather than a reward?
Ever considered forming your own critique group? Then allow me to point you towards Jo Franklin's excellent guide on the subject.
Finally, Space on the Bookshelf has gone Frankenstein-crazy to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's sci-fi horror milestone. There's a whole feast of Frankie fun, including reviews, commentary and some ace story sacks (love the edible brains BTW).
Nick
*Feature image: Blog Break logo by Melany Pietersen
Nick also blogs for Notes from the Slushpile. His most recent blog post finds him Drawing While Terrified.
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