Joanna’s Comments (group member since Sep 30, 2015)

Joanna’s comments from the Reading Across the Curriculum group.

Hello!

I am Joanna Tilsley (aka xYz) and I am both author and illustrator of 30 Days, an anthology of poems about science, cosmology and nature.

30 Days has proliferated and been used and shared in the science and art community all around the world, and is being used by US high school teachers during classes to engage students not otherwise interested in science. My work has been referenced by both Scientific American and Nautilus Magazine. You can read about all the ways it’s been used on my Goodreads blog. So I hope it might be of interest to members of this Goodreads group.

I think that Goodreads is an absolutely fantastic resource. I stumbled upon my book listed here only a few days ago and took ownership of it. Since then I’ve been making full use of the author tools, updating my Goodreads Author Profile, and information about my book, adding photos, and updating my blog. It’s just been fantastic, because writing and publishing was such a labour of love and such a leap of faith!

I’m currently applying for art grant funding to upgrade my current computer setup, which is now struggling with basics, and in support of my grant applications, I will be listing my Goodreads Author Profile . Without new equipment I will not be able to create a sequel to 30 Days, and I’m really hoping that the awarding bodies will think I’m a worthy cause, after reading the reviews of my book on this site. Wish me luck!

If you want to know what happens with my application, please do follow me as an author on Goodreads and please also feel free to comment on any of my blog postings. You can also connect with me as xYz on Facebook and @xYzPortal on Twitter.

Happy dreams

xYz ~ Quantum Poet

"The shortest route the real answer is via the Imaginary"