Christy Stallop

I should be working on my manuscripts.  I have two that need my attention.   They are on my list of things to do.  I really should work on them, really.  The problem is, I’m enjoying doing the crazy illustrations.  

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 So, I’ve started Illustration Friday and I love it..but, once I was done with     that weeks theme, I was ready to do another and was pretty sad to wait.     I did some perusing on the internet and found…

ARTDAY MONDAY..HURAY!!  

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I can’t be the only whiney baby out there who goes through long…..LONG …Super duper long periods of time where I’m afraid to draw.   I don’t know why this happens.  Feelings of mediocrity and depression.   I find  things that I “have” to do before I can sit down to illustrate, address a manuscript, paint or basically do anything to advance my career.  It’s self sabotage.  

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To celebrate the start of my body falling apart, I decided to go on an adventure…while I still could. (more…)

We (Austin SCBWI) have changed our fall conference to the spring. It makes quite a difference.   Our wildflowers are blooming, the heat is not yet stifling, and everyone is happy and excited to be done with winter.  Austinites are primed for insight.  So it goes without saying that our conference ROCKED!

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