Day #226: My Thumbelina Play

So excited that a children's theatre troupe in Boca Raton had a great two week run with my children's play, Thumbelina. This show for actors of all ages was originally performed by the Canyon Theatre Guild, and I'm so glad it continues to grow.

Based upon the photos on their website, it looks like Sol Children's Theatre has produced the best version yet!

Little known fact about the rodent with the hat... His name is Jack, and he is inspired by Jack Bauer from the tv series 24. In that show, Jack Bauer is a field agent. In my show, Jack is a field mouse.

Day #225: "Camp Omigosh" Featured in Middle Shelf Magazine

I am thankful and proud to be a friend of author/editor Laurisa White Reyes. She not only helped bring Camp Omigosh to life, she has featured it in Middle Shelf magazine, along with a wonderful interview with Matt Easterbrook, the illustrator of the book's cover.

Follow think link to read the magazine -- it's free!

Middle Shelf Magazine 

Day #224: Duck Town & Instagram

I've been keeping track of my producktivity... (see what I did there?)

I started making the list on August 23rd. Since that time I have illustrated and inked, 23.5 pages. That means I'm illustrating an average of one and a half pages per day. I'd like to bump that up to two pages a day. However, this coming week the student essays will be flodding my desk. It will be a challenge to get anything creative done!

By the way, I'm on Instagram now. I don't post as often as I'd like... but I do put up some artwork now and then. Here's a glimpse:

If you want to follow my on instagram, my username is: 

camp_omigosh

Day #223: Thank You, Van Wert CivicTheater!

I recently discovered that Van Wert Civic Theater, the group who produced and directed the world premeiere of the stage play version of Camp Omigosh, has chosen another one of my scripts.

This months they mounted a production of my one act comedy: "The Actor Games."

It's an honor whenever anyone decides to take on one of my plays... But when they actually choose to return to my work once again, it's one of the greatest feelings a playwright can experience.

Thank you!!!

Day #222: Rejection 1, Wade 0

All right, the first response to my latest picture book submission has arrived.

And it's a "no thank you." The response was friendly, but the editor explained that the book was too similar to another project (theirs takes place on a bus, mine takes place on a train). She did say something positive: she likes stories with curmudgeon characters.

Fourteen more responses to go. Keep your fingers crossed!

Day #221: Pushing Myself

So, I have completed the second week of the semester. During the first week, I did not find the time to ink a single picture of "Duck Town." I was disappointed in myself. After all, awesome authors such as Ellen Hopkins are able to raise children, run a household, travel to book signings, and yet they still manage to write everyday.

So during the second week, I've been pushing myself. I'm trying to get two pages illustrated each day. I'm keeping track of my progress with an artistic chore list which I have posted on my office door. 

Day #220: Teaching World Literature

I am teaching five classes this semester. The most unusual one of the bunch is my Tuesday / Thursday class: Masterpieces of World Literature. 

So far, it's wonderfully refreshing. Students in a typical English 1A class are often unsure of their writing abilities and critical thinking skills. But my World Lit class is full of confident, productive students who (so far at least) love to read deeply.

I set up a Facebook page to post lots of cool links. If you want to learn about a wide variety of ancient texts, come and visit us on Facebook!