{"id":3812,"date":"2025-05-10T11:45:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T15:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/?p=3812"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:41:13","slug":"pember-book-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/pember-book-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Pember Book of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3815\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3815\" data-attachment-id=\"3815\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/pember-book-of-the-week\/1-105210\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-105210-rotated.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746874330&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-105210\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Making Comics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-105210-rotated.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3815 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-105210-rotated.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-105210-rotated.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-105210-rotated.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-105210-rotated.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making Comics<\/p><\/div>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h3>Making Comics, by Scott McCloud, is a graphic how-to manual packed with information for anyone interested in learning or increasing their artistic and storytelling skills.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3816\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3816\" data-attachment-id=\"3816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/pember-book-of-the-week\/2-105303\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-105303-rotated-e1746890445966.jpg?fit=488%2C751&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"488,751\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746874383&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2-105303\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pictures with Clarity and Persuasion&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-105303-rotated-e1746890445966.jpg?fit=488%2C751&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-105303-rotated-e1746890445966.jpg?resize=488%2C751&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-105303-rotated-e1746890445966.jpg?w=488&amp;ssl=1 488w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-105303-rotated-e1746890445966.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-105303-rotated-e1746890445966.jpg?resize=97%2C150&amp;ssl=1 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictures with Clarity and Persuasion<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Learn how to write with pictures with clarity and persuasion. Scott gives three steps toward creating your own believable characters: inner life, visual distinction, and expressive traits.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3817\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3817\" data-attachment-id=\"3817\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/pember-book-of-the-week\/3-105417\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-105417-rotated-e1746890479735.jpg?fit=600%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,541\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746874457&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-105417\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Character Design&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-105417-rotated-e1746890479735.jpg?fit=600%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-105417-rotated-e1746890479735.jpg?resize=600%2C541&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-105417-rotated-e1746890479735.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-105417-rotated-e1746890479735.jpg?resize=300%2C271&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-105417-rotated-e1746890479735.jpg?resize=166%2C150&amp;ssl=1 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Character Design<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">He then moves on to explain the power of words and how to use word balloons.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3818\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3818\" data-attachment-id=\"3818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/pember-book-of-the-week\/4-105524\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-105524-rotated-e1746890568916.jpg?fit=457%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"457,779\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746874523&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-105524\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Power of Words&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-105524-rotated-e1746890568916.jpg?fit=457%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3818 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-105524-rotated-e1746890568916.jpg?resize=457%2C779&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-105524-rotated-e1746890568916.jpg?w=457&amp;ssl=1 457w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-105524-rotated-e1746890568916.jpg?resize=176%2C300&amp;ssl=1 176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-105524-rotated-e1746890568916.jpg?resize=88%2C150&amp;ssl=1 88w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Power of Words<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Learn how to build worlds from the minimal to the detailed that are more than just backgrounds for your characters.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3819\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3819\" data-attachment-id=\"3819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/pember-book-of-the-week\/5-105605\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-105605-rotated-e1746890327916.jpg?fit=600%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,509\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746874565&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5-105605\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Building Worlds&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-105605-rotated-e1746890327916.jpg?fit=600%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-105605-rotated-e1746890327916.jpg?resize=600%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-105605-rotated-e1746890327916.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-105605-rotated-e1746890327916.jpg?resize=300%2C255&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-105605-rotated-e1746890327916.jpg?resize=177%2C150&amp;ssl=1 177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Building Worlds<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>McCloud then gives the pros and cons of traditional tools versus digital imaging and how to discover your own unique style.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3820\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3820\" data-attachment-id=\"3820\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/pember-book-of-the-week\/6-105752\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-105752-rotated-e1746890296966.jpg?fit=479%2C755&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"479,755\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746874672&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6-105752\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Traditional vs. Digital Tools&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-105752-rotated-e1746890296966.jpg?fit=479%2C755&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3820\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-105752-rotated-e1746890296966.jpg?resize=250%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-105752-rotated-e1746890296966.jpg?w=479&amp;ssl=1 479w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-105752-rotated-e1746890296966.jpg?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-105752-rotated-e1746890296966.jpg?resize=95%2C150&amp;ssl=1 95w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional vs. Digital Tools<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3821\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3821\" data-attachment-id=\"3821\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/pember-book-of-the-week\/7-105839\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-105839-rotated-e1746890178351.jpg?fit=500%2C751&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,751\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746874719&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7-105839\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Your Place in Comics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-105839-rotated-e1746890178351.jpg?fit=500%2C751&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-105839-rotated-e1746890178351.jpg?resize=250%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-105839-rotated-e1746890178351.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-105839-rotated-e1746890178351.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-105839-rotated-e1746890178351.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your Place in Comics<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>I would recommend this book to writers as well as artists for it\u2019s wealth of information.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making Comics, by Scott McCloud, is a graphic how-to manual packed with information for anyone interested in learning or increasing their artistic and storytelling skills. Learn how to write with pictures with clarity and persuasion. Scott gives three steps toward <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/pember-book-of-the-week\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-library"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paqQSS-Zu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3812"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3831,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3812\/revisions\/3831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}