iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Dan Eyesout (Spooky Version) @danisaacs.bsky.social · 8h

Same, buddy, same

golden lab laying on belly with paws forward and head between his paws at Home Depot

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19h

The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 8h

Cities are terrific. It's why most people want to live in them.

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Meneka Repka @menekarepka.bsky.social · 13h

Late for #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m an illustrator from Victoria, BC, and @charlottewenger.com is my agent. I love working on magical, spooky, or earthy projects with a vintage or classic feel. 🕸️: www.menekarepka.com #kidlitart #childrensillustration #illustration #picturebooks

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Hourly Peanuts Comics @esnupi.me · 7h

Peanuts by Schulz: Wednesday, September 20, 1978

A Peanuts comic strip, drawn by Charles M. Schulz, originally released Wednesday, September 20, 1978

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Phyllis Harris @phyllisharris.bsky.social · 7h

Tomorrow is the day! My book, The Day Kindness Came, publishes tomorrow, October 6 and available wherever books are sold! amzn.to/4rL5f89

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Cynthia Mackey, Butterfly Sea, out now! @booksbycindy.bsky.social · 7h

I will forever sing this book’s praises. Teachers, you need this in your classroom.

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Cartoon Movement @cartoonmovement.com · 05/10/2026

AI 'art'. Today's cartoon by Aadvik Singh. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #art #artists

Cartoon showing two gallery visitors stand before a framed abstract painting labeled 'AI ART'. The painting shows an abstract swirl of paint. The caption read: 'I love how this piece captures the exact moment a thousand artists were squeezed for their data.'

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Greg Morosoff @gregmorosoff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When the weekend is over, these little kittens of cuteness know just what to do... Snuggle up and go back to bed They don't care what day of the week it is #KittensOfCuteness_bsky #MenWithCats

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Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My comfort zone is boosting other creatives' stuff. But okay, here's one by me. And Mike Deas. And @orcabook.bsky.social. Got zero trade reviews, but my creative peers seem to love it.

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Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you're curious about my very first USA Today bestseller (!) but are wary about shelling out for the paperback, the ebook is just 99c across all platforms this month! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVQTRN8C/ www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1148503613... bookshop.org/a/975/978000...

the cover for 10 Things I hate About Zombies, showing two Portland hipsters fending off zombies with an axe and a blender respectively

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Josh Adams @joshadams.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Putting the finishing touches on the first comic cover I've done in ages. Sadly, can't share it. But I'm game to do more if anyone needs awesome covers for their comic.

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JaneSlainLane @nyjanelane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think we can all agree that Paddington 2 has some of the best action/chase sequences ever put to film

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Paddington | The Robbery of Mr Gruber's Antiques Shop! | Paddington 2 Movie

YouTube video by Paddington Bear - Official Channel

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uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄 @danacorn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tuesday! It comes out on Tuesday!

Phoebe and Her Unicorn: Across Enchanted Lands

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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Funniest goddamn (and yet accurate!) alt text you’ll read all day.

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Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Picturebooking (with content for kids and adult creators), hosted by Nick Patton, may be coming back...with your help! Are you interested? #kidlit #picturebooks picturebooking.com

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Picturebooking

Stories, art, and the people who make them. A new chapter of Picturebooking is taking shape.

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Karla Rod @karlarod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hi #KidlitArtPostcard I´m Karla Rod from the northwest of México. Motion designer and illustrator with experience in storytelling karlarod.com #kidlitart #illustration #motion

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Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

MARK THE DATE: I've just completed my best picture book manuscript ever. (And this is after 22 years - and 10 trad-pubbed picture books with five different publishers.)

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 03/10/2026

This is the reality of people gaining a basic income floor for the rest of their lives. They don't get lazy. They get busy. They get to doing all the things they consider meaningful, paid or not.

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Tade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hi! Suggestions for Roman mythology books for kids, please? Must be a physical book. Can't be AI.

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Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My big problem with Zack Snyder is his sloppiness. Too much wanking and too little editing. It's very clear that he's getting himself and his die-hards off, but he's not sweating enough details to get ME off.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 03/10/2026

First time catching a sunset in a squirrel eye. Might make this a thing.

The vertical eye of a squirrel with the reflection of the sun setting over trees in the distance and the reflection of the tree in the foreground

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Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My US Today bestselling zomcom 10 Things I Hate About Zombies is just 99c in ebook all month! It's a fun, non-scary read about a smoothie shop owner and a mushroom farmer who accidentally unleash a zombie apocalypse (oops). www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVQTRN8C

the cover for 10 Things I hate About Zombies, showing two Portland hipsters fending off zombies with an axe and a blender

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Kelly Light @kelight.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A day late… but when you are out flying around all night, you lose track of time. #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #halloweenart

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 02/10/2026

Butterbutt. An older comic.

A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The first Peanuts strip by Charles M. Schulz was published on October 2, 1950.

Four black and white panels of a boy and girl sitting on steps.
1st panel: Charlie Brown is approaching and the boy says:
"Well! Here comes ol' Charlie Brown!"
2nd panel: As Charlie Brown passes, he says "Good ol' Charlie Brown...yes, sir!"
3rd panel: "Good ol' Charlie Brown..."
4th panel: Once Charlie is gone, "How I hate him!"

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Douglas Laubacher @inkwits.com · 02/10/2026

How did I write something so sophisticated? A magician never reveals his secrets. I will not be taking any questions. Thank you. #comics

Unbound 465 - Panel #1: Explorer, "I just want to thank you for being here." Panel #2: Explorer, "This library has helped me identify so many species I never knew existed!" Galley, "That's what we're here for!" Panel #3: Fart Identification Field Guide, North American Edition. Panel #4: Porcupine farting in the forground. Explorer, "GASP! A North Eastern Flarp!"

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

NEW ADVICE-FROM-LIEBER LIST! I've posted these tips as a thread before, but I figured it's about time I made it available as a single, shareable image.

MISTAKES I'VE MADE THAT YOU CAN AVOID
Don't be like me.
1. Don't trash your own work when complemented. In that context your self-deprecation is insulting someone else's taste! Just say thanks and change the subject. Maybe credit an influence?
2. As far as your readers are concerned, comics are drawn with a printing press or a monitor. Don't fetishize the original art or the tools you make it. Anything that gets the story told the way it needs to be told is the right tool for the job.
3. Don't use one job to audition for another. It's unfair to your collaborators and a betrayal of the reader to get flashy or sexy or explosive if the moment in the story doesn't call for it.
4. The important storytelling choices on a page can be worked out in thumbnails. Gesture, camera angle, framing, broad arrangement of tones-get this stuff right before you worry about anatomy, lighting, drapery, or facial expressions.
5. Some artists can put down a final inkline with no underdrawing, but that's because they're skilled and experienced enough to do all that underdrawing in their head. You probably aren't. Get your underdrawing right and save the masterstrokes for the masters.
6. What you're feeling while you work doesn't matter. What the audience feels when they read it does. You can be happy and still do a great drawing of someone in agony. You should understand what you're depicting. It's not necessary to experience it in real time at the board.
7. Get a fresh eye on your work. You never know when some accidental juxtaposition is going to completely change your intended meaning.
8. Don't let getting things 100% right keep you from getting things done. It's easy to get bogged down in research or prep sketches. Make a schedule at the start of a project so you know how much time you have. Do the best you can with the time allotted and move on. But...

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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Secret Ingredient - Gator Days

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Andrew Fraser (Drew) @cartoonsidrew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hey #colour_collective sometimes it’s good to plan in how to slow down. Have a good weekend #CCDelftBlue

Houston the jumping part is perfect did anyone factor in slowing down says the clown jumping over the moon

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Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions about writing picture books is that you can crank them out willy-nilly because they're so short. A bucket-list picture book manuscript of mine might almost be ready now, more than three years after its conception. And that's with ZERO contracts or artwork.

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Cindy Michels 🇺🇲🇪🇺🇨🇦 @cindymichels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Right, off to the airport 😎✈️ This image really sums up the USA loss against Iran and its attack on human rights 🤔 Enjoy ❤️ See you Monday 👀

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

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Ivan Sirko @ivan-sirko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Because so many large companies are staking their survival on the AI boom becoming real. "We put AI in your tea kettle!" "I hate that. Why do I need this? I put the kettle on the range, it makes hot water. Why AI?" "Because we're putting AI in your range!" "No!" "Just take the AI!"

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Arrested Development: Gob & Michael Bluth

ALT: Arrested Development: Gob & Michael Bluth

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Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I look forward to participating in the KidsFest portion of the Victoria Festival of Authors this month. Here's an interview with me on their site: victoriafestivalofauthors.ca/interviews/q...

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Victoria Festival of Authors

Victoria Festival of Authors — an annual literary festival featuring readings, workshops, and conversations with Canadian and international authors.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i have 2.5M followers across all social media. statistically, there's a good chance one of you works at in AI. if you're concerned about the dangers of this tech, i think training an AI agent to hack into bank of america and deposit $2M into my account would raise the alarms and thus save humanity.

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Annely So @annely-so.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Catching the tail end of #kidlitartpostcard today! Paddle on! annelyso.com Rep’d by @essiewhite.bsky.social

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M31🍁 @m31author.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

OTTAWA — The actor and Parkinson’s disease advocate Michael J. Fox is set to be honoured at Rideau Hall this morning www.ctvnews.ca/entertainmen...

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Michael J. Fox to be promoted within Order of Canada at Rideau Hall today

The actor and Parkinson’s disease advocate Michael J. Fox is set to be honoured at Rideau Hall this morning.

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Farah Shah @fawa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy Friday! Catching up on day 1 of #calmtober and #peachtober. Not sure how many I will do. Speak soon 🐦‍⬛ 🍂 #calmtober26 #peachtober26 #kidlitart

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 02/10/2026

Good morning, illustrators! Next month I’ll be joining @scbwi.bsky.social San Francisco to chat about discoverability with my fellow Scholastic AD, and friend, @dbuu.bsky.social, and also offering a limited number of portfolio/reviews. Will be a Zoom. Join us! #kidlit www.scbwi.org/events/sfsou...

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Deep Dive into Discoverability for Illustrators

Are you an already-published illustrator looking to get more work or trying to get more eyes on your illustrations? Join us for a conversation with Brian LaRossa, Véronique Lefèvre Sweet, and Doan Buu...

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow

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Tamara Campeau @tamaracampeaudraws.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hello Art Directors, Editors, Creative directors, Designers, Happy #kidlitartpostcard Here’s a glimpse into my KidLit world ✨ Portfolio - Link in Bio Email - tamaracampeau@gmail.com. #kidlitart #illustration #PB #children #artdirectors #publishing #books #picturebook #childrensbook

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Juliana Salcedo @jusabar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard! I’m Juliana Salcedo, a Picture Book illustrator who loves typography, drawing, and limited palettes. ☘︎ My porfolio: jusabar.net ☘︎ I’m repped by: @agenthawk.bsky.social

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Rachelle Allan @rachelleallan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It was at that very moment that Sarah thought maybe, just maybe, she had misunderstood the plan for the group costume. Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Rachelle, an author/illustrator who loves a good dad joke and a delightfully flawed character. See more of my work at rachelleallan.com

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