Highlights Foundation Summer Camp in Illustration

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Are you interested in writing and / or illustrating books for young readers? Do you enjoy creeks, rural places, staying in a nice little cabin, and making friends? Then you’d love attending a Highlights Foundation in-person class, workshop, or retreat! You might be familiar with the Highlights for Children magazine… the foundation is dedicated to helping folks who create books for kids, whether in the beginning stages of their career, or further down their journey.

The Making of The Real Riley Mayes: Feedback and Revision

the making of "The Real Riley Mayes"

Hello! This is the third of four blog posts about the making of THE REAL RILEY MAYES, a graphic novel for kids. The first post focuses on inventing a character, the second post on research, and all three touch on revision- this post is all about it!

All writers revise their writing, whether it’s a novel, a comic, song lyrics, or a joke. If you think about the word: RE-VISION, it means “to look over again.” When you look at something you wrote from a new perspective, you might decide to make big changes. So how DO see your writing from a new perspective?