Writer of Kidlit & Weird Stuff
My poem, "A Song on a Seedcake," appears in the September 2020 issue of Ladybug. It's a double honor for me: not only do I have a piece in Ladybug's 30th anniversary issue, but I also share the issue with so many creatives, both writers and illustrators, whom I've gotten to know on Twitter these last seven months. Any reservations I ever had about being on social media are gone. The poem is illustrated by the talented Emma Pedersen. This is what I love about illustrated kidlit, a writer and an illustrator creating something together. I'd love to see those "treat fairies" in their own PB. The poem started with me just scribbling nonsense in a small yellow notepad. For some reason, a square-dancey rhythm popped into my head, which I guess is where the line "Dance on dough" (docey doe) came from.
If there's a lesson here, it's trust your muse--but you have to meet her half-way. You have to sit down and start writing something, even if seems like gibberish at first. You can sometimes shape that gibberish into something that makes you want to dance. (BTW, I hate square dance.) Check out Emma Pedersen's work here: http://www.epillustration.com/ https://www.instagram.com/emma.pedersen/
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AboutHi, I'm Brian. I write children's and speculative works. I live in the greater Seattle area with my wife, two kids, and a demon cat named Pharaoh. Archives
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