I had fun chatting about writing and illustrating picture books with Beth and Lisa on their podcast ‘Writers With Wrinkles’ (episode 8), and also getting to respond to a hilarious story that Lisa told in episode 4 about her crying at me at a conference. To listen, visit: https://writerswithwrinkles.buzzsprout.com/1992165/11804730-writers-with-wrinkles-ep-8-author-illustrator-eliza-wheeler
I had the loveliest conversation with Gina on the Storyland Podcast, a Chinese podcast of conversations with children’s book authors and illustrators around the world. I so appreciated the thoughtful questions she posed about all the details of creating my book, HOME IN THE WOODS. APPLE PODCASTS LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eliza-wheeler-1000578242396 PLAYER FM LINK: https://player.fm/series/3394128/341112052 NEWS ARTICLE LINK: And they created an equally lovely news article with photos, art, and sketches from…
When I create art for a book that’s written by another author, I don’t jump into sketching and drawing right away. Even for stories I haven’t written, the process still begins, for me, with writing. When I’ve taken on a manuscript to illustrate, the first thing I do is print it out, get in a cozy and undistracted place, and read through the story as I would a finished picture…