PiBoIdMo Day 8: Deborah Freedman Begins Drawing (plus a prize!)

Love the artsy, stream of consciousness take on writing. It’s a good reminder to me (as a wanna-be illustrator/author) to rely on sketching as a starting point.

Love the art and idea

Ha! So clever! And so true! Ya just gotta do it. With coffee and chocolate at the ready, of course. 🙂 Thanks, Deborah!

Perfect illustration of my life. Love it!

Oh how true! Just gotta do it 😉 !

So funny! Love it!

Oh! How this post makes me smile. *grabs chocolate* Thank you, Deborah! 🙂

This is perfect! I really love your work.

That’s why we have PiBoIdMo right? 😉

Picasso was so wise. A toast to picking up the pencils and learning what we are going to “draw.”

Thank you.
Naps.
Coffee
Chocolate
Favorite mugs.

Yes, writers love new, pretty notebooks! And I love The Story of Fish and Snail! Thanks for a great post!

This post made me laugh, and and was inspiring. Makes me think about my own rituals, procrastinations, and inspirations….and that no matter what…at some point you just need to jump off and see where the words will take you!

Love it!! How clever. And how I can relate. Ok…now time to go write something. 🙂

Started out with my first blank page today, read your post, poured a cup of coffee, had a piece of chocolate (best breakfast ever!) and started drawing… phew an idea! Thanks Great Post!

Omg, thank god I’m not alone…

Fill up the blank pages with joyful drawings! And pen wonderful wise words!

Just lovely! And so true.

Nice to feel “normal.” ❤

Lovely, inspiring graphics. Yup, writing boils down to those 3 essentials- coffee, chocolate and staring.

Deborah thank you for giving us a visual aid. Enjoy seeing chocolate as part of the writers and illustrators journey.

Loved the visual post!

Deborah, what a great post. I guess I’m not the only person who likes paper and pencils! I left my favorite pencil at my daughter’s house, three and a half hours away. She put it in the mail the next day…she knows me well! Your post brightened my day. Thank you!

Beautiful!

I also have a mug and colourful collection of pens. I believe it comes from the time I was teaching and I disliked correcting in red all the time so I bought different colours. Now I do all kinds of different things in coloured pens. I also love colour. Love to see how things work in an illustrators mind. Great visual.

Yeah! I am not the only one with the compulsion to buy every cute notebook…oh wait I also bought cute notebook paper and had to buy a cute binder to go with it:). Very happy to hear this addiction comes with the my title of writer:). Thank you for the inspiring words:)

I admire & yes, I’ll admit envying those who can illustrate their books. 🙂 I enjoyed checking out your web site. Loved your sketches! I can so relate (can’t we all) allowing distractions to hinder us from writing/illustrating. I’ve adding chocolate into my writing life.Thanks for your post and time.

What a fun post. Unfortunately, you forgot the squirrel acrobat outside the window. Thank you for making writers block fun with such great illustrations. Can’t wait to see your new book.

Isn’t it amazing what can be created from a white blank page whether it’s a story or a drawing? Beautiful and different post. Thank you!

Ooooh, I’m such a huge fan of your work, Deborah! May you (and we!) always find new ideas.

Wonderful, THE STORY of FISH and SNAIL…I love snails! I have a small collection of them. They use to be the inspiration of many of my homemade cards. Thanks Deborah for such a fun post. “Chips” and all.

What a creative way to present a post! That’s inspiring all by itself! Thanks for sharing, Deborah.

Every writer has the notebook and pen addiction. I could quit any time but I keep getting coupons and it is a sin not to use a coupon…
Great Post!

Thanks, Deborah, for your journal entries. It was fun reading and filled with great ideas, especially the chocolate part.

I’m supposed to be writing some pb text for a wonderful illustrator. So far I have made a latte, checked my chocolate supply and decided that some construction paper gingerbread men might look super cute on my bulletin board…oh and read today’s Blog by Deborah Freedman. I feel totally called out! Time to get cracking. Thanks, Deborah!

“Sweet” post! For me, anything chocolate is as essential as a pencil when writing.

I can totally identify. It’s nice to know that other writer/illustrators get stuck too. Thanks for the post!

Very creative post! So true. Thanks for sharing.

So in order to generate ideas, I must nap. I’ll get on that right now.

Boy, she has such beautiful lettering, I thought, then I saw you are a once-upon-a time-architect. Y’all must have to take a special class in that. Beautiful line, crazy good humor.

Yep. This IS me. How’d ya know? I looked down as I was reading this post and there are literally hundreds of pencils, pens, notebooks, even a PiBoIdMo notebook or three. Great post, Deborah!

I love it! I it just the kind of thing I imagine putting in my smash book.

I was very excited to see the blog author today. I was NOT disappointed. Fantastic post!

The sketches tell so much of the story. I think that why I love picture books.

Great post! Love your work!

Just finished my tea out of a Fire-King 50 years commemorative measuring jug, because it contained some leftover cream from making pumpkin pie – now I’m worried I might not be finicky enough to be a writer…

Lovely artwork in your post. The Story of Fish and Snail looks like a charming book.

The rituals, the process all in one succinct flow-chartish drawing. Kind of like the path a budding idea takes. I’ll take two of these please. 🙂

It’s painful not to have an idea to write about. Glad it happens to all writers [except Jane Yolen].

Cute post. Wish I could draw….

What a fun post! Thank you, Deborah! So I’m not the only one obsessed with notebooks?

Those elusive ideas! Thanks for a great post Deborah!

Oh so true. My favorite part is staring out the window!

That bunny IS so cute! Thank you for sharing.

I was on my way to clean my office when I saw this! LOL!

Just adorable.

Very fun – loved it.

Well, this is just the cat’s meow! If I should be the lucky winner, please include a message to the LITTLE FREE LIBRARY WALNUT. I’ll read it over and over for days, then gift it to my box of books in the front yard for others to enjoy. 😀

Thanks for your generosity Deborah! Hope to read your book soon.
Cindy

… To know what you are going to draw, you have to start drawing. So true for writing too. Thanks for your post!

I love this!!!!!

Enjoyed your post.

So clever, so creative, and so true! Thanks for sharing this!

Love this post! All time-tested procrastination… I mean writing/drawing tips. 🙂 And nice Blackwing pencil.

I love your art and I particularly love Snail. 🙂

Great story! -Zach Ratcliffe

Thanks for a great post!

Hahaha. This never happens to me–ever. Okay, I guess it happens to me sometimes. Alright. Always. It’s good to know I’m not the only one.

Super awesome post! Love the drawing. Coffee is a must (or at least caffeine. Yes, that bunny is so very cute, seriously! Squee!

I think this is the 300th comment, yay me!

ahhh the dreaded blank page! thanks for the great post.

Great pic/post, ha.

Too true! I can’t even count how many times I’ve gone through this process!

that’s why we’re all here!

Beautifully illustrated! Love looking out the window at different times of day and buying notebooks, too!

Love your post, Deborah! Funny, creative, and so true!!

Thank you for that brilliant post. It’s one to treasure!

I’m off to take that nap. . .

Awesome!

Thank you for your post!

Hilarious because it’s so true! Thanks for the post.

Fun post! Now I need to figure out something to write.

Hmm, I think I have a problem!