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Spy Kids

Just A Drop (dot) Net

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Did a lot of writing this weekend in me ole sketchbook and also lots of doodles. Kristy was given a surprise baby shower today from the middle school girls in her sunday school class. She brought home this amazing blanket that hand the girls handprints on it.......God is so good.

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Inside Front Cover Of My New Sketchbook

Don't worry kids.....

...I haven't sold out! This is just a doodle from my sketchbook....now it's back to drawing sappy ole love stories :)

another page....

Double-Dare Hare!!

To Do List or Father and Son night....

1. Play Samurai Jack on Gamecube (maybe Animal Crossing too)
2. Read comics
3. Draw comics
4. Build a sock ninja
5. Watch Polar Express
6. Eat junk food

The process

I am "writing" my next book in a 5 x 7 hardbound sketchbook using very tight thumbnails. I have around 14 pages mapped out so far and this particular scene also happens to be a Christmas scene. Bonus!



And here is how it looks "somewhat" polished. I say "somewhat" cause there is still a deliberate aesthetic choice I am making and will always make whenever I draw my comics. I like it to look simple and uncluttered. I am most concerned with simplicity and the way a page flows. Like for instance I really like the first panel in this page but may go back and change some of the other panels later as the swirlies and such clutter it up a bit.....I was constantly redrawing panels from MTS.

Out to Lunch

Friends, I have been posting comics everyday (for the most part) for a little over a year now and have had an absolute blast doing it!! But now I really need to focus on "This Is How We Met" and I don't want to be torn between putting something online and finishing this book. This was really always supposed to be my next book and like More Than Sparrows - the writing has taken a lot longer than I had anticipated. I contemplated putting some of the pages online (I shared the introduction already) but just decided that I would save everything for the book. My goal is to have this out by the end of January 2008 - I'm talking about xeroxed copies that will be available directly from me. I plan to submit this to a publisher that has produced some high quality children's books and most recently announced plans to publish graphic novels. Fingers crossed. I haven't completely given up on blogging :) just don't look for something everyday......thanks again for hanging out with me for the past year!! Read through those archives!! I'm proud of a lot of those strips :)

Introductions

Work on "This Is How We Met" is coming along swimmingly! I hope to have everything together by the end of Jan.....this book is - well, it has a lot more words than my usual stuff....Hopefully it will have been worth the wait.....and then Lord willing "This Road" and "The Fearnots" will follow....next year could be exciting!!

decorating the tree

I love watching Elf...

after eating turkey....

Happily Thanklesgivingston

2 covers...

...2 pieces I submitted to a local newspaper...

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