Meet Betsy

Welcome to my virtual studio. As both a writer and designer, I’m driven by a curiosity about the world. In my studio, I take that curiosity and use it to create new worlds. I write for kids and adults as well as a good deal of freelance non-fiction. Explore to find out more about me, my books, and my thoughts on writing as well as the thoughts of friends who stop by the studio. If you’ve got something you’d like to share reach out to me through the contact form. I’d love to hear from you. Scroll down to read what’s been happening in the studio.

TD Inman on Martian Trump
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TD Inman on Martian Trump

After the first chaotic months of the Trump administration. I needed to channel my anxiety and anger into something constructive. I woke up in the middle of the night with an idea I just couldn’t shake: Donald Trump stranded on Mars, all alone, with only his self-described genius intellect to guide him seemed irresistibly ripe for parody.

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AMY CHU & JANET K. LEE, BRINGING SEA SIRENS TO LIFE
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AMY CHU & JANET K. LEE, BRINGING SEA SIRENS TO LIFE

Last year, graphic novel sales drastically outpaced the growth rate of other print publishing. More and more readers are drawn to the marriage of art and storytelling that goes into books like Sea Sirens, a new middle-grade novel about a Vietnamese-American surfer and her water-loving cat. Spine sat down with Eisner Award-winning illustrator Janet K. Lee as well as writer and co-founder of Alpha Girl Comics Amy Chu to talk about bringing their graphic novel to life. . .

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