I haven’t done a links roundup in a while. That’s mainly because I’m so far behind on my e-newsletters and other online reading that I’ve got an enormous backlog to go through. I put all that stuff in a separate email folder and instead of making me feel organized, it ends up languishing in there for months, making me feel guilty. So periodically I open up a few and find out what I’ve been missing, and now I’ll share a few links with YOU in case you also missed them. Enjoy!
- Ilsa J. Bick Talks with Read Roger in a VERY interesting interview for Horn Book, including some teasers about her next book, White Space, and why Ilsa Is Fearless despite all that scary stuff she writes.
- I don’t read a lot of actual memoirs, but I really, really like graphic novel memoirs, and I can’t wait to read The Dumbest Idea Ever! by Jimmy Gownley, who wrote the Amelia Rules! series. GraphicNovelReporter has a nice review as well as an interview with Gownley, in which he talks about his book–which is all about how he became a cartoonist: “I never had a Plan B. I actually don’t believe in Plan B’s, because they
are really just excuses to give up on your dream as soon as possible.” Yeah. What he said. - Also, in case you missed it, check out GraphicNovelReporter’s Best Graphic Novels of 2013. My TBR list just got a lot longer…
- Ages ago, I found a roundup of links on Writer’s Digest on humor and writing–how to inject more humor into your work, lists of “funny words,” and more. If you’ve ever agonized over the perfect way to word that hilarious phrase (I used to have a freelance job where I did that every day!), you might want to check it out.
