I can get pretty pessimistic sometimes about my art and where it had taken my career wise to this point in my life. To those closest to me, I know it comes as no shock. But I also know that they all feel the same way… and often. We want to be more successful, or […]
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Ok before we get started two things: SPOILERS If you haven’t seen Man of Steel, don’t read this. Go see it and then come back… There are a number of movies mentioned here too, but those are older. So in general read at your own risk. Secondly this is a gripe towards WRITERS (and artists)!
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This weekend gave us some fun here in Jacksonville as Tropical Storm Beryl barrelled in to our coast and gave us a good deal of rain, power outages and wind. Where I live things were thankfully uneventful, but it was pretty crazy throughout town. At one point I did wake up in the middle of the
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I was looking through my old rejection letters from the first time I pitched Adamsville, (then just called THE UNKNOWNS) and it was surprising how I felt after looking at those rejections. I wasn’t saddened by them or upset, or discouraged. I enjoy this book series for myself and have enjoyed making it for myself
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I feel like I can breathe a sigh of relief. With so much going into the pitching process and everything that has been going on up to this point I decided I will share just a bit about what my plans are going forward. You know, I’ve shared the story several times of how I
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As all of you know, I have been diligently working towards a goal of completing a pitch for my book The Unknowns. I finished it last week . Well I got word back yesterday from the agent I had been talking with that she decided to pass on the book. It was a very nice experience
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I’m an aspiring graphic novelist. In short I want to tell complete stories that you can read in one book… and they are comics too! I’ve finished 1 graphic novel, have worked on Kazu Kibuishi’s Amulet series as an assistant for three volumes, held two agents, pitched one book, started two webcomics that are now
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My favorite children’s author has an interview that was posted up on youtube recently. Thought I’d share it. Again he brings some awesome words of wisdom on the craft: Also, check out an interview he did about his other book called Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl, a compilation of thoughts and essays on God and His
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N D Wilson is a writer I have discussed earlier. Well, his father is a pretty prominent person in the Christian world. He and his father edit magazine called the Credenda Agenda. His father also went on a tour of debates with Atheist Christopher Hitchens. They’ve made a movie about it. Looks pretty intriguing: Sorry
It’s been a couple of months of waiting on news regarding The Unknowns. We had some interest from a large publishing house, but we’re still holding on to any news from them as well. My agent and others tell me no news is good news at this point. I’ve also read that this isn’t uncommon
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