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[stacey-cat]

Making a new portfolio for an SCBWI event in Orlando. Here's the line work before color. #scbwi #scbwifl #kidslitart #ink #process

[superfredd-blog]

SCBWI Florida is Where it's Freaking At!

Do you write books? Do you have an idea for a book but don't know where to get started? Do you have even the teeniest tiniest drop of adventure in your blood? You need to come hang with the coolest people on the planet with the Florida chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Why? Because, well, stuff like this happens when we all get together…

#1 You meet an editor like Bloomsbury's Laura Whitaker who tells everyone pretty much exactly what editors are looking for right freaking now.

#2 Prolific author and all-around nice guy Chris Crutcher changes your life.

#3 You get some down and dirty advice from literary agents (who are the people who can help you sell your book to a publisher).

#4 New York Times best-selling author Sara Pennypacker changes your life.

#5 Maybe you get to introduce Caldecott Honoree Peter Brown, and maybe you get to start rumors about his cliff diving abilities and his propensity for riding great white sharks. And then maybe he shows you how to win Caldecotts and reminds you that good artists borrow and great artists steal.

#6 Prolific author Lois Duncan changes your life.

#7 Novelist, picture book author, and literary agent Ammi Joan Paquette reveals mind-blowing tips on character development that will help you become a total rockstar.

#8 Maybe you catch other awesome artists creating awesome art.

#9 Maybe you get asked to design a commemorative pin or something.

#10 And maybe, just maybe you dress up like a steampunk ninja and dance the night away with the coolest people you've ever met.

It could totally happen. Just sayin.