• Unlocking the Writer’s Role in Graphic Novel Creation

    Unlocking the Writer’s Role in Graphic Novel Creation

    THE UNIQUE SKILLS WRITERS BRING TO GRAPHIC NOVELS *This page contains affiliate links I’m going to assume you want to write a graphic novel, but aren’t quite sure where to begin. If you’re still on the fence because you are a writer and not an artist, I recommend you read this post first. It’s easy Read more

  • Graphic Novel Writing: Common Fears and Solutions

    Graphic Novel Writing: Common Fears and Solutions

    REAL AND IMAGINED OBSTACLES KEEPING YOU FROM JUMPING IN *This page contains affiliate links I’m going to assume you want to write a graphic novel, but aren’t quite sure where to begin. If you’re still on the fence because you are a writer and not an artist, I recommend you read this post first. When Read more

  • 5 Exciting Reasons You Should Write Graphic Novels For Kids

    5 Exciting Reasons You Should Write Graphic Novels For Kids

    EVEN WITH ZERO DRAWING SKILLS. *This post contains affiliate links. The first time I picked up a graphic novel for kids, Smile by Raina Telgemeier, I fell in love with the medium and I knew that one day I wanted to write my own graphic novel. I was a writer, though, not an illustrator. (That Read more

  • The Killer Amazon KDP Business Model No One Talks About

    The Killer Amazon KDP Business Model No One Talks About

    And no, it’s not low-content. This article contains affiliate links. The Secret Lies in the Public Domain When I first heard that someone close to me was publishing and earning money from public domain books, my gut reaction was horror. How could anyone make money from other people’s creative work? But the more I thought about Read more

  • Book of the Week

    Book of the Week

    STARGAZING by Jen Wang STARGAZING is a middle grade graphic novel that captured my heart right away. Like other middle grade memoirs, Jen Wang taps into deeply personal emotions that resonate with the reader despite having different life experiences. And her art fits seamlessly with the dialog, striking just the right notes at just the Read more

  • Inktober 2022

    Inktober 2022

    Inktober went much better this year. In case you don’t know what it is, Inktober is a challenge to create one piece of ink work every day in the month of October. There are prompts for each day and people all around the world participate. It’s like NaNoWriMo –which I rock– for visual artists. I’ve Read more