![]() On weekends, her friends come over and have sleepovers. She likes a lot of fashion, music, and social events. Her parents are pretty cool and they’ve never embarrassed her. Her parents run a candy business and sometimes she’s the taste-tester. She lives in a center house in a neighborhood with all her friends around her. Emmie says that she’s pretty bad at the usual things that get people’s attention. Her nickname is “Bri.” Emmie’s favorite thing to do is draw. Brianna lives exactly nine minutes away by car. Her dad is really quiet and it doesn’t really say what his job is. The house used to be very loud when her siblings were around. Her parents work in different cities, so that leaves her at the house alone after school while she waits for her parents to come home. It actually says in the book that a mouse and Emmie have a tie for muteness. She used to be loud when she was a baby, but now she’s as quiet as a mouse. Emmie’s story is more like a book than a comic and Katie’s story is more like a comic than a normal book.Įmmie is thirteen and in 7th grade. It switches story points throughout the book, though both have to do with each other. One is named Emmie (that’s actually why I wanted to read this book!) and the other is named Katie. Free and open to all ages.Hi! Do you like to read comics? Well, this book is a comic – sort of. This event takes place as part of Heights Libraries’ Cedar-Coventry Author Series in partnership with Mac’s Backs Books on Coventry. To see Terri read from and discuss Positively Izzy, join us Wednesday May 9 at 7pm at Heights Libraries’ Coventry Village Branch. I’m reading a great book my editor sent me, called Why Comics? by Hillary Chute. No particular favorite author or illustrator (too many), but I can tell you what book genres I love: graphic novels (for kids and adults), non-fiction, and historical fiction. Who are some of your favorite authors and illustrators? It’s usually quiet…and close to the fridge. I like writing in my office – maybe I’m just so used to it. I definitely need coffee to fuel me first thing. I tend to work best around mid-morning to mid-afternoon. And most of all, read! It helps to stay informed and spark inspiration.ĭo you have a favorite time or place to write? What helps you tap into your creative side? It has helped me so much as both an author and cartoonist. I worked as a humorous greeting card writer for a long time, and that helped me develop all those skills. ![]() Take art lessons, writing lessons, learn how to self-edit. Also, practice (check out all these “p” words!). It took me ten years on and off to get syndicated. I absolutely love doing it, and letting the characters age in real time keeps the material fresh.ĭo you have any advice for aspiring illustrators and storytellers?īe patient and persistent. I wanted to create a character that modern parents who were juggling these crazy lives could really relate to. I tend to write what I know, so I came up with the concept when I was a young, multitasking working mom (now I’m an old multitasking working mom). What inspired you to start the series, and how did you go about creating such relatable characters? It’s always challenging, but it’s my favorite way to express myself. Cartooning and writing graphic novels combines my love for both. But over time, I grew to love writing just as much, if not more so. I grew up thinking I would become an artist. Were you initially drawn more to writing or illustrating? Do you ever find it challenging to work with multiple mediums? Plus I can remember how I felt at that age, which helps. I think there’s just a big part of me that is kidlike. I never knew I could write for middle graders, but it really seems to come naturally. What inspires you to write for middle-grade readers? Like Invisible Emmie, Positively Izzy also takes place over the course of a day, but this time it focuses on the school talent show. Bri is smart and bookish, while Izzy is a dreamer who loves play acting. ![]() These girls have different personalities, kind of like Emmie and Katie. Positively Izzy is a spin-off of Invisible Emmie. Both books are set in the same school and town, but this one stars two new characters: Brianna, Emmie’s best friend, and Izzy, a new character I’ve introduced. How would you describe your new book, Positively Izzy? In anticipation of her upcoming event with Heights Libraries on Wednesday, May 9, local author Terri Libenson spoke with us about her writing process, favorite authors, and upcoming book, Positively Izzy.
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