This week Burke has some fun speaking with Ashley Belote, an up-and-coming Children's Book Illustrator, about her life of art and what she has to say about the animation and drawing industry as a whole. Throughout the show, Ashley talks about how she became interested in drawing and tells the story of how she got to where she is now, with her second and third books coming in November of this year. Ashley offers a great deal of advice and insight into her work-life for anybody interested in pursuing a similar career.  This week's episode is another collaboration between The Big Time Talker and Headline Book's Zoom Into Books Program. You can learn more about Ashlea on her site: https://www.ashleybelote.com/ And you can check out her recent book, Frankenslime, with her two upcoming books The Me Tree and Valenslime available for pre-order!  https://www.amazon.com/Ashley-Belote/e/B08RCW4G13?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000 The Big Time Talker Podcast is Sponsored by Speakermatch.com.