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Rivkah LaFille

@rivkahlafille.bsky.social

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Graphic Novelist, Educator, and Kidlit GN Creator Advocate. Repped by Janna Morishima. Hartford, CT -- Austin, TX -- NYC FIVE WISHES, Candlewick (2026) -- CREATIVE WRITING WITH MISS MARY MAC, First Second (2025) -- STEADY BEAT V1 & 2, Tokyopop ('05/'07)

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · Jan 10

Finally got poked and prodded enough by friends to join Bluesky. For those who are interested: I am a midgrade and YA graphic novelist (illustrator/writer) as well as an educator, teaching adults how to make better, awesomer comics over at Kids Comics Unite.

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 14h

It's hard to raid when you're trying to dig paint out of your eyeballs or wipe off your glasses, and you'd be amazed how hard it is to wash off windshields. It can be, but it requires a trip to the carwash. Lots of them.

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 14h

NOT. OK.

I keep buckets of paint ready by the door at all times. I will not hesitate to throw paint in their f*cking faces and on their windows.

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 14h

Yet more overfinished pencils for FIVE WISHES, but this time it's because I'm testing out how I want to portray rain mood in the final inks. Rain is notoriously difficult to draw. I'd like to nail my approach before I commit!

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 23h

Here's hoping at least you didn't catch con crud! 🤞

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 1d

So true. So true. 😭

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 2d

Found out the dog was sick by literally stepping in it too. Fun times in parent-land. 🫡

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 2d

Days where you want to work but kid's sick, dog's sick, and you just spent two hours steam-cleaning vomit out of the rug then cleaning the steamer too.

It's only 9:30 and I'm already ready for it to be bedtime. 🥲

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 2d

This is exquisite. 💖

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes it's fun being a little nuts. 🤪

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 2d

😑 When you have a vision and nothing else will do. 😆

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 2d

The wheels will actually be in motion when I ink. I don't know what possessed me to draw every single freakin' spoke in pencils. Just because I felt like it, I suppose? And because I hate not knowing what something looks like beneath the blur of a motion line? >_>

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 2d

Been taking a bit of a social media break lately, but popping in because I'm gearing up to start inking, and I am REALLY looking forward to inking this page in particular. It has been, quite possibly, the trickiest page in this entire book. Because bikes.

I brought it on myself, so no complaints!

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 5d

Ready for some retro sci-fi odyssey! 🤩

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 6d

I so get this. 😅

Also carting in all the potted plants at midnight while neighbors stare accusingly through their windows, wondering if it's worth yelling at me about. >_>

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 6d

I think sometimes you need to address any elephants in the room, especially if the ask is a favor or recommendation. Doesn't need to be heavy-handed, just...casually addressed so they know you aren't blind lol.

Good luck! Follow your instincts. My advice is mine only. Take it with a grain of salt!

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 6d

As we call 4 seasons in Texas: hot, hotter, hottest, and not-so-hot-maybe. 😆

I love seasons so much, I just wrote a script about them lol. Well, the first installment which is the greatest of all: FALL. 😁

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 6d

I like it though because it's so quiet. Humans may not hibernate but we sure do slow down and the quiet peace of winters fills me to the brim with undistracted creative energy. I get SO MUCH SH*T DONE in winter.

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 6d

I am also quite possibly one of the only artists I know who looks forward to winter, but that's because it snows here. Winter is so different when you get snow. ❄️❄️❄️

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 6d

FALL IS HERE. 😭💖💖💖

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 6d

I'd try to keep it as succint as possible.

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 7d

Skipping out this year on everything but MICE. Just. too. tired. 😭

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 7d

Take the underdog approach, perhaps. Everybody loves a good underdog story. "Look at the incredible journey I've taken" is always a powerful, moving narrative.

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 8d

So badass it's an ABSOLUTELY.

Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 8d

Lol! We have three! I just needed some quick up-close tread reference. Treads are a pain to draw. 🥲

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Rivkah LaFille @rivkahlafille.bsky.social · 9d

It's like a drunken toddler tried to draw bicycle spokes from memory. And I think most artists know how well THAT would go.

/hits 'report AI generated image' to duckduckgo/

They let you turn off AI content now, but some stuff still sneaks through.