{"id":7050067,"date":"2026-08-28T15:22:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/industry-insights-katie-dwyer-picture-book-studio\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:22:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:22:50","slug":"industry-insights-katie-dwyer-picture-book-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7050067","title":{"rendered":"Industry Insights: Katie Dwyer (Picture Book Studio)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>I\u2019ve been poking around Substack recently to find new resources to share with my students, and I\u2019ve found a few I want to share here as well. Enter: Katie Dwyer, an Asheville, <span class=\"caps\">NC<\/span> author\/\u200billustrator who\u2019s running a Substack about making picture books.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!mQoI!,e_trim:10:white\/e_trim:10:transparent\/h_134,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F12c4aa22-58f5-4dab-a40b-5b378aaa8063_1344x256.jpeg\" alt=\"Picture Book Studio\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the main Substack. She recently paused paid subscriptions and said all posts going forward would be free.\u00a0Nice!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/katiedwyerillustrations.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/katiedwyerillustrations.substack.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And yes, she\u2019s a dog person.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@katiedwyer\/note\/c-123533360\">https:\/\/substack.com\/@katiedwyer\/note\/c\u2011123533360<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One thing that grabbed me right off is the benefit of watching someone\u2019s process while they\u2019re still in it. It\u2019s great to see people in the moment explaining things vs someone twenty-\u200bmumble-\u200bmumble years out talking about it all in retrospect. She\u2019s also refreshingly honest about what she doesn\u2019t know yet. I can get behind the learn-\u200bwith-\u200bme\u00a0vibe.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 293px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!idOc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe49e1568-6908-4501-aa81-fc3be74da31e_958x958.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"293\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is\u00a0Katie!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She\u2019s got a pair of picture books coming out in 2027. My guess is we\u2019ll include one of them in <span class=\"caps\">OPB<\/span> in some manner. (Hey, Katie\u2013have your people talk to my people\u2026and by \u201cmy people,\u201d I mean\u00a0me!)<\/p>\n<p>Her Substack content\u2019s more than just craft and process work. She\u2019s got interviews too, like this one with Raissa Figueroa (love when people get real about learning new skills, burnout, etc.).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/katiedwyerillustrations.substack.com\/p\/interview-with-illustrator-raissa\">https:\/\/katiedwyerillustrations.substack.com\/p\/interview-with-illustrator-raissa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another thing I like\u2013she\u2019s offering useful content without shoving a $399 \u201cBecome a <span class=\"caps\">PB<\/span> Illustrator!!!\u201d course at me every 90 seconds. I\u2019m all for high-\u200bquality courses, but my world\u2019s already too oppressively commercialized. I appreciate the\u00a0break.<\/p>\n<p>If you want even more Katie, here\u2019s her regular website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katiedwyerillustrations.com\/about\">https:\/\/www.katiedwyerillustrations.com\/about<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been poking around Substack recently to find new resources to share with my students, and I\u2019ve found a few I want to share here as well. Enter: Katie Dwyer, an Asheville, NC author\/\u200billustrator who\u2019s running a Substack about making picture books. Here\u2019s the main Substack. 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