Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

I just cancelled our Disney plus subscription.

✨COVER REVEAL✨ of my debut YA graphic novel ARMAVENI coming April 14, 2026 with Levine Querido. ☀️ A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection 📚 PREORDERS are now available. Link in bio! #armavenigraphicnovel #levinequerido #coverreaveal #graphicnovel #armenian

As someone who has family in Istanbul, I can say that Erdogan has ruined the country and everyone wants to leave.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Great thread. ⬇️ Read it!

Digitization & cataloging is complete for a subset of nearly 400 manuscripts at the Convent of Our Lady of Bzummār in Lebanon. A significant portion of the collection includes rare volumes of homilies and biblical commentaries by renowned #Armenian vardapets. Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...

When the ax came to the forest, the trees said, "The handle is one of us." ~ Armenian proverb Երբ որ կացինը եկաւ անտառ, ծառերը ըսին. «կոթը մեզմէ է»:

My crit partner Freeman Ng’s book is on this list! Bridge Across the Sky. Check it out! “This historical novel in verse is superb, conveying the magnitude of disrespect, hatred, and racist practices Chinese immigrants had to endure.”

Arresting judges who uphold laws someone in power doesn’t like is the act of a fascist regime. There is no excuse, no cover, no rationalization that can change that fact www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

So what’re they going to do with all the taxes I’m sending tomorrow? You know, because they cut all the good stuff.

A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.

“Merit-based” leadership at its best, ladies and gentlemen.

It’s really awful working on a GN about genocide in my family, while another is taking place right now in front of our very eyes with our US government fully supporting it.

Armenian friends! Check this out and please share appropriate resources. #armenian #armeniangenocide #edusky

Busy working on final inks of my GN. #kidlit #booksky #booktok #edusky

The kids made a snowman! ⛄️

In Bear Valley for the Long weekend.

All these orange squares represent one page of completed final art for my graphic novel. Over 50% there! (Coloring still to come…) #booksky #kidlit

Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last. Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.

If you’re in an institution doing any kind of DEI work, the most important thing to do right now is simply call it something else. Change it to “Community Outreach” & then keep on doing the same important work. When they outlaw Community Outreach rebrand it as “Strategic Partnerships,” rinse/repeat.

Armenian Americans have a long history of anti-fascism and proud to be part of that tradition. ✊🏽

Stories of the past often echo into our present, reminding us of the fragility of democracy. Books illuminate these connections, urging us to reflect and learn. Let's keep reading and understanding! #booksky #books

It’s wild working on a true story of state-sanctioned brigands wreaking havoc in the dying Ottoman Empire, while our new president has pardoned all Jan 6 insurrectionists. Kind of like giving the green light, ya know? #booksky #edusky #booktok

Matthew Cordell is here! 🦉

I am so so soooo sad to hear this news and my local Books Inc is closing. @greenapplebooks.bsky.social would you be interested in opening up an East Bay branch so we can keep an indie bookstore here?

Working on final inks of my YA GN in an emotionally tough scene. Currently listening to: Gojira #booksky #kidlit

Last month I had the amazing experience of visiting Oxford University to talk about my upcoming YA graphic novel ARMAVENI, and participate in a workshop about Creative Storytelling and Oral History. Read all about it on my blog! www.nadinetakvorian.com/blog/2025/1/... #booksky #kidlit

Working along to the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack is still A+.

Are there still any blog aggregators out there? I have a memory of using one to follow artist peers and friends, pre-social media. Can we all just follow each others’ blogs again?

Celebrating small successes for 2024: 1. Completed my full GN dummy - 329 pages! 2. Got approval for my book cover sketch. 3. My color tests got an enthusiastic “AWESOME!” 4. I was invited to Oxford University to talk about my GN and participate in a workshop. Wishing you the best for 2025!

Love this advice! Can’t wait to try it out after my deadline.

Alternative New Year's Resolutions: -age better than your exes -be healthier than your parents -sleep 8 hours a night -charge your phone outside of your bedroom -wear sunscreen every day -donate 10 items you never use -make plans with a new friend every month -dance more often -be proud of yourself

I have a learn three chords approach to teaching kids cartooning. If you can draw a stick figure you can make comics. Master controlling the readers eye as it moves across the page and delivering information clearly and in the right order before worrying about what’s your style or can you draw hands

This is TRUE. For the duration of my work on final art for my GN, I’ve incorporated regular visits to a chiropractor for soft tissue work, physical therapy and some adjustments. I started off with acute pain, and regular visits are managing it. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!

I’m going to Oxford University in England next week! So excited to be invited to this amazing workshop on Creative Storytelling and Oral History. I’ll be discussing my YA graphic novel in the works, ARMAVENI.

Illustration friends, if you haven't done so yet, it's time to update your contracts with clear language about preventing a client from using your name and work in association with GenAI.

It should be noted that the original person who said this is @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - artist and activist. I find it odd that her name got cropped out of the original screenshot (from an article in LA Times, btw) and the uncredited version is the one that makes the viral rounds.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Ask the Agent Question of the Day: (very paraphrased): “I’m worried about what to write given the precarious state of EVERYTHING. Help!” Well I can’t help with EVERYTHING but maybe this will help a little??? www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...

#KidLit folks who are new or returning to Bluesky - I did this 'how to use Bluesky' talk with @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social in Oct. There IS a video recording and SCBWI has kindly agreed to share it with any members AND non-members! If you want the link, pls DM me for it! #scbwi #kidlitart #books

This is a supremely important thread on how to fight book censorship.

Not to blog about it but the reliance on AI for creative endeavors funnels right into fascism because if you stop believing you can imagine something fantastical on your own, you stop believing anything is possible beyond what is fed to you.

Aaaahhh! George Pratt is on Bluesky! Follow him for incredible art in your feed!

Hi new followers and friends! I’m a kidlit and YA author/illustrator working on my debut YA graphic novel. I talk about books, writing, art, comics, and Western Armenian culture. Glad you’re here!

Great post by Debbie on how to protect your mental health and sanity with tools here on Bluesky.

What is this you ask? Each orange square is a completed page of final inks for my graphic novel. Lots of pages to go. Why am I skipping and not working on consecutive pages? I’ll naturally get “better” as I work on this long project. So skipping around pages should hide this progression.

Hey, are you in CA and have a kid in public school with an IEP, like me? I checked with our school board and learned the state of CA has legislation in place to back fill any needs that are currently filled by the US Department of Education if they should be eliminated.

Listening to an audiobook of Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness while I work on inks today.

Getting invited to visit Oxford University in England for a storytelling workshop was not on my bingo card, but here we are! I can’t go because of my deadline, but oh my god?!