Welcome!
The goal of this blog is to bring and share information about Writing and Illustrating for children to published and unpublished authors and illustrators. I will post information I acquire from my interactions with editors and agents in the industry and share thoughts and techniques of other writers and illustrators in the field. Please send me your articles to help Children’s book professionals in the process of getting published. – Thanks, Kathy
A little about me:
I’m the former Regional Advisor in New Jersey for the SCBWI. It was a lot of work, but writing and illustrating and helping people is a passion of mine. Please visit my website to see my portfoilo and activity book titled “Horseplay.” www.kathytemean.com. If you have a passion to writer or illustrate for children, you should visit www.newjerseyscbwi.com and look at our events. We are a very active chapter and our members who come out and participate have been very successful in furthering their writing and illustrating careers.
I also run Temean Consulting, a Web Design and Marketing company for the creative individual or business. Children’s writers and illustrators will recognize the many clients we work with to show off their talents. Check out www.temeanconsulting.com and see some of the sites we have designed and developed for award winning authors, like Jerry Spinelli and Eileen Spinelli and David L Harrison.
In addition to heading up the NJSCBWI and writing and illustrating children’s books and magzines, I teach a children’s writing class and conduct classes for adults to learn the ins and outs of using Photoshop to enhance your illustrating. I also, do school visits to encourage writing and illustrating and conduct workshops for authors to assist in helping them market themselves. I have presented at the Highlights for Children “Life in the Spotlight” for the last few years and I am the editor-in-chief of Sprouts Magazine. - Please check out my website www.kathytemean.com
Click here to go back to blog postings http://kathytemean.wordpress.com
Kathy
I love your site. Keep it up !
By: knowledgetoday on March 29, 2009
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Thanks for visiting. Let me know if there is any types of information that you feel are interesting.
Kathy
By: kathytemean on April 20, 2009
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Hi Kathy. I’ve got a new computer and can’t reach you except this way. I have something ready for you about the New England SCBWI conference. Shall I send it? Thanks, Karen
By: Karen Calloway on May 7, 2013
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Karen,
I just sent you an email from my email.
Kathy
By: Kathy Temean on May 7, 2013
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Thanks for sending science writers my way.
By: David Raikow on April 20, 2009
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My pleasure. Let me know when you put up any interesting article.
Kathy
By: kathytemean on April 20, 2009
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Nice workshop today at Princeton U. Thank you to you and Laurie for all your hard work.
By: Nancy Shaffery on October 26, 2009
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Nancy,
Thanks! Everything is a lot of work, so it is nice to hear you thought it was a worth the effort. Hope to see you soon.
Kathy
By: kathytemean on October 29, 2009
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Kathy,
This is my first trip to a blog. What exactly is YAA? The character description sheet was very helpful. Thanks.
See you in class.
By: Lisa Erfer on October 29, 2009
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Lisa,
I’m glad you like the sheet. It is just a start. I’m sure there are lots of other ideas. Happy that you visited.
Kathy
By: kathytemean on October 29, 2009
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Lisa,
I just realized I never answered your question about the http://www.yaagroup.com. It is a place dedicated to helping young writers learn all they need to become our future authors and artists – Young Authors and Artists Group. Hope you have been using your creative talents.
Happy New Year,
Kathy
By: kathytemean on January 5, 2010
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Rock-n-roll, Kathy. Thanks for posting. Certainly is sound advice. Will post a link from #YAlitchat over to this page. Thanks so much-Georgia
By: georgiamcbridebooks on January 4, 2010
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Georgia,
Thanks for visiting, leaving a comment and helping to spread the word. Hope you will become a regular visitor.
Kathy
By: kathytemean on January 5, 2010
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Rock-n-roll, Kathy. Thanks for posting. Certainly is sound advice. Will post a link from #YAlitchat over to this page. Thanks so much-Georgia
+1
By: I am on May 18, 2010
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Rock-n-roll, Kathy. Thanks for posting. Certainly is sound advice. Will post a link from #YAlitchat over to this page. Thanks so much-Georgia+1
+1
By: Adler Cunningham on May 24, 2010
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Hi Kathy,
Though I’ve been doing children’s books for 30 years, I’m just entering the world of blogs. Finding yours was a treat. I hope it’s okay to list it under “Supportive Sites” on my fledgling blog that’s all about picture books.
Thanks.
George Shannon
http://georgeshannon.wordpress.com
http://www.georgeshannon.org
By: George Shannon-Author on September 10, 2010
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Hi there,
We are having Ms. Ettlinger visit our schools in March. Would you mind if I used some of the photos/text from your site for our bulletin boards? It’s so interesting! (I’ve already gotten permission from Sleeping Bear Press.) Most appreciated : )
By: Kristy on January 28, 2011
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Kristy,
Of course, you are welcome to use any of Doris’s pictures for her school visit. If you find they do not print big enough for you, let me know. I may be able to send something bigger or get it from Doris. I know you and the children will love her.
Kathy
By: kathytemean on February 1, 2011
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This information is welcomed. I have a friend who has a talent for adorable children’s stories.
I will e mail her about this site in five seconds.
bye
Jaye
By: jgavinallan on May 13, 2011
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Hi Kathy, enjoyed finding your blog…due to looking into contacting Abi Samoun and her new agency! I’d love it if you would be interested in possibly listing my blog for artists…THE WAY TUGEAU hope you’ll check it out. Like my website articles I write to HELP artists in the industry as I have for going on 20 years now. http://catugeau.wordpress.com A new blog post about an interview with Callaway Digital Arts will be going up end of this week I think. love to increase the following…that’s the point of writing all this! thanks and best to you…
By: catugeau on June 28, 2011
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Hi Kathy
I just found your wonderful resource today. It’s great and full of so much useful information for us children’s authors. You can never get enough information!
Cheers!
Rob Bullock
http://www.ninnylizard.com
By: Robert Bullock on August 22, 2011
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Rob,
Thanks for the note. Hope you will stop back to visit.
Kathy
By: kathytemean on August 27, 2011
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Hi Kathy. I am new to your blog and also new to writing children’s books.. I am looking for help in getting published and getting my vision for my books to become a reality. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Nancy Mindo
By: Nancy Mindo on August 30, 2011
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I was excited to see your site but now I see that it hasn’t been updated. I hope you are still doing this blog. Looks like it was a good thing.
By: Cindy Seinar on December 22, 2011
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Cindy,
I blog everyday, so it is current. I haven’t changed the About Page, but that is not where the meat of the information lives. Are you a writer or an illustrator?
Kathy
By: kathytemean on December 24, 2011
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Greetings Kathy,
I realize that your blog is more business oriented than most of our blogs,so you may not have time to collect this award by its rules. However, I elected you because you truly deserve to be acknowledged for your fine blog, the inspiration you exude, and the opportunities that your present to others.
Please, if you get time, accept this award, with my heartfelt gratitude, for the doors that you open for others. Blessings to you!
http://orples.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
By: orples on March 20, 2012
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nice to meet you
David in Maine USA
By: fivereflections on May 4, 2012
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Off topic question for you. So I am building my wordpress site and wondering if you pay at all. Do you pay for plugins? Your site looks great. Any tips for me?
By: Rick Crawford on June 14, 2012
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Rick,
You don’t have to pay for plug-ins with WordPress. I do play to display videos, but have to email, because it isn’t working now. Everything else is provided for free. Sorry, I did not see this right away.
Kathy
By: kathytemean on June 23, 2012
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Hi Kathy. I stumbled upon your great site. I have a question. I”m Australian and living in Latin America, so the New Jersey site http://www.newjerseyscbwi.com might not be so relevant to me. I only just started to illustrate for tweens and would like to develop this further. Any suggestions/tips for more ‘global’ sites ? Thank you! Cheers, Jenny
By: Jenny on July 30, 2012
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I’ve nominated you for an award – pop by my blog – http://www.mandyevebarnett.com – to pick it up.
By: mandyevebarnett on September 7, 2012
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Mandy,
Thanks! I’ll take a look.
Kathy
By: Kathy Temean on September 8, 2012
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Kathy,
I love the interview with Susan Hood. What a lovely person. Can’t wait to read the PB’s. Thanks.
Darlene
By: darlenebeckjacobson on October 30, 2012
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Hi. Kathy , I have been reading your blog for over a month now and find it very informative . Several of my writing questions have been answered by reading your blog. I write both YA and middle reader fiction. I just published a two part article and want to stay in the public eye at this time . How do I continue to make sure this continues? The article was in the National PKU News. It was the story of my life .
By: Kay Marie Emerson (@PKUKT5782) on January 20, 2013
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Hi, I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award – pop on over to collect it. http://www.mandyevebarnett.com
By: mandyevebarnett on March 2, 2013
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