My First Collaboration
My youngest son asked me to draw a haunted mansion for him the other night. So, while the would-be chefs on TV tried to live up to Chef Ramsay’s expectations, I made him a quick sketch (in pen, no less). Then, he took it and ran with it, adding his own details. I think there’s some potential there. I may have to hire him to start doing the illustration work for my children’s books. What do you think? Can you pick out his additions?
Derrick the Dog is Available
The first Derrick and Max Story, Derrick the Dog , has been released. It’s currently only available on Amazon through the KDP Select program. This means that Amazon Prime members with Kindles can borrow it for free. The plan is to leave it on KDP Select for 90 days and then bring it off the program to make it generally available. For those looking for a paper version, one will be available in the next couple of weeks. If you’d like to check it out, click the cover below to take you to the Amazon page where you can sample, borrow, and b…
Links for Writers
I've been meaning to do this for awhile, but kept putting it off. Today, though, I decided to get off my duff and get to it. I was talking to a coworker recently. We started off on other subjects but eventually we worked around to writing. He revealed, without knowing that I too write on the side, that he'd written most of an epic novel. He didn't know about Scrivener or NaNoWriMo , which I told him about, but I thought how great it would be if I could send him to a page that would give him a good starting point for where to …
Another Update
I've been a busy little beaver and haven't posted in a while. Thought I'd best give a quick update so that my few blog subscribers know I'm still alive and kicking. So, in writing news: Derrick the Dog has been finished, edited, covered, and sent to CreateSpace. I have the proof back, and it looks pretty good (I was a little worried; I'd read some horror stories about bizarre color shifts in photos/illustrations). The margins need some adjusting, and I've spotted a missing word. I'll have to go through it ca…
Getting the Words Down
I’ve been struggling this year getting the words down. Part of it is that I’ve actually been sleeping better (thank you, exercise). But part of it is that I’ve been finding excuses not to write. I’ll be too tired or there’s something else I need to do (or just wind up doing instead). (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Up until this year, I’d tracked my activities in a spreadsheet as they related to my writing career. I’d track words written, time spent illustrating, time spent working on the blog(s). I wanted to see how this year was s…
The Compromise of Art
I’ve been hard at work finishing up the illustration work for Derrick the Dog and so haven’t posted in a bit. However, I read a forum topic yesterday about traditional versus digital art . I guess it bothered me more than I thought, hence the reason I’m awake at 2:30 AM, writing a blog post instead of sawing logs. Comparison of Leonardo's self portrait and the Mona Lisa based on Schwartz's Mona Leo (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) You’ve probably heard the argument: digital art isn’t real art. Those digital guys cheat, letting…
