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The One Thing you MUST Have to Survive in Children's Publishing
Imagine an island castle, the sea and the cold briny rocks serving as a moat.
Mar 11
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Jacob Souva
25
5
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The Making of a Robot World
What I learned illustrating the picture book, WHIRBY
Feb 11
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Jacob Souva
17
2
2
100 Days of Picture Book Umami
An aha moment, followed by a commitment to get better at it
Jan 28
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Jacob Souva
24
5
Let's Make Ugly Art Together
In which I share bad art through the years that is still important to me.
Jan 21
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Jacob Souva
22
15
2
Embracing New Habits for the Creative Journey
(I threw up a little writing that title)
Jan 7
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Jacob Souva
38
13
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Everything I Learned in 2025*
*minus the stuff I forgot and limited to 10 things for brevity
Dec 24, 2025
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Jacob Souva
14
9
3
The Making of a Picture Book Final
Part 5: Starting a self-assigned picture book project worthy of some time and effort
Dec 10, 2025
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Jacob Souva
10
2
What is Happening in My Picture Book?
Part 4: Starting a self-assigned picture book project worthy of some time and effort
Nov 26, 2025
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Jacob Souva
14
2
1
A Picture Book's Foundation
Part 3: Starting a self-assigned picture book project worthy of some time and effort
Nov 12, 2025
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Jacob Souva
13
5
1
Uncovering Hidden Creativity for Picture Books
Part 2: Starting a self-assigned picture book project worthy of some time and effort
Oct 29, 2025
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Jacob Souva
21
1
Illustrating Imagination
Part 1: Starting a self-assigned picture book project worthy of some time and effort
Oct 16, 2025
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Jacob Souva
27
6
2
The Not Good Enough Pile
Learning from kidlit publishing "No's"
Oct 1, 2025
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Jacob Souva
22
10
2
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