Victoria Ying (She/Her)

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Victoria Ying is a critically acclaimed author and artist living in Los Angeles. She started her career in the arts by falling in love with comic books, this eventually turned into a career working in animation and graphic novels. She loves Japanese Curry, putting things in her shopping cart online and taking them out again and hanging out with her husband and cat, Bandito. Her film credits include Tangled, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Paperman, Big Hero 6, and Moana. She is the author and illustrator of her own series “City of Secrets and City of Illusion” through Penguin/Viking and the illustrator of the DC series “Diana Princess of the Amazons.” Her upcoming graphic novel projects her YA debut, “Hungry Ghost” and the Marvel/Scholastic “Shang-Chi and the Secret of Immortality.”

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Friday 10/23

How to Start Writing & Illustrating Your Own Stories

Mia Araujo | Susie Yi | Victoria Ying | Jen Wang

From Visual Artist to Published Author: How to Start Writing & Illustrating Your Own Stories, with Susie Yi (Cat & Cat Adventures), Mia Araujo (Afia in the Land of Wonders), Victoria Ying (The Hungry Ghost), and Jen Wang (Ash’s Cabin, Stargazing)

So you want to write and illustrate your own stories, but have no idea where to start? What makes a good story? How do you come up with great characters and dialogue and how do you get through all of those revisions? Each of the panelists was a visual artist before they became a published author-illustrator and they were exactly where you are now. They will share practical advice, writing tips, and story-telling methods that they rely on to help you get started telling your own stories.

Skill Level: General Audience

Victoria Ying (She/Her)

How to Start Writing & Illustrating Your Own Stories

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