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Author/illustrator living in the Cleveland area. https://briankirbystudio.com SCBWI Ohio: North | #pbparty Finalist ‘24 & ‘25 | #kidlit booster | #skypitch pitch party organizer | #pbchat picture book club
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David Crosby speaking about Brian Wilson has a direct and profound observation about what creates an artist.

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Bluesky can take more effort than heavily algorithm-driven sites, but the payoff’s much better. My tips: - Explore what makes Bluesky unique: feeds, starter packs, etc. - Follow feeds and active users, and reply in threads! If you’re well-known, convos come to you. Until then, go to the convos!

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Learn more about The Ofrenda That We Built, the book that Shaian, @gabbyzapata.bsky.social, and I created on Kathy Temean's blog today! There's a #giveaway! kathytemean.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/b... #kidlit #picturebooks #author #writer #teachers #librarian #libraries #teacherlife

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Walt Disney and Comcast's Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday, calling its popular AI-powered image generator a "bottomless pit of plagiarism" for its use of the studios' best-known characters.

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Our JUNE ILLUSTRATION CRITIQUE NIGHT is coming up on Tuesday 6/17, 7-9pm et! A great opportunity to receive feedback and encouragement & meet other artists like you. REGISTER: www.scbwi.org/events/june-... @littlerainey.bsky.social provided this month’s art! 🎨 #scbwi #kidlitart #illustrators

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My most reliable piece of advice as a homeowner is to not buy a Samsung appliance. (That isn’t a television.)

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I try to work against subtext just a bit to avoid being didactic and not telegraph where things are going. #kidlitchat

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TOPIC: At what point do you figure out the subtext--the story within the story--and are you ever surprised at the themes that have embedded themselves in your work? #kidlitchat

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If you didn’t know, there is a #kidlitchat at 9m Eastern/6pm Pacific today right here on Bluesky. If you did know, please tell your friends who didn’t! It’s an hour long chat related to #kidlit, btw, and there’s frequently dessert. So join us, if you can and want to. And I’ll see you then….

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Coming up on another #kidlitchat at 9E/6P--it's a good place to be for an hour or so. And there may be pie. See you soon!

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Hey, it's the Summer Fun Time Reading list from the Gutter's own Carol Borden! culturalgutter.com/2025/06/05/s...

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I woke up at 3:30 am to photograph Cleveland, Ohio and this is what I got

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