December 2023 Edition

Welcome to my bi-monthly-ish newsletter. I don't have as many events coming up, since I'm working on the inks for my graphic novel, but I have lots of other voyeuristic content for you! Sign up for regular updates via my contact form.

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Events

None coming up, but stay tuned! In the meantime, enjoy some caricature reveals from my last event at the Grand Lake Pumpkin Patch!

You can see more of these at my TikTok page.

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Peter Cadaver

These are the strips from October and November.

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The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang

As of the beginning of November, I've gotten my continuity notes back from my editor. Actually it was three editors and and our designer looking at it (because one of them was our Cantonese expert to look at my jyutping phonetics.

Let the inking begin!

It's a long project, so how do I keep myself going and on track?

As of this writing, I'm 10% through my inks! Here's a little nugget about some of my inspiration for this story:

If you're on Goodreads, do me a favor and make sure to add THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG to your WANT TO READ list!

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Cuddlefish Academy

Who would be crazy enough to do graphic novels? My fellow Cuddlefish Academy Professor, Kaz Windness asked this question, so I answered it.

Stangents. I'm thinking about maybe making a course on this in the future, but here's a sneak peak at what they are.

What makes for a good kidlit portfolio?

Don't forget I'll do a FREE 3-minute kidlit portfolio review for you! Just comment on one of my social media posts or message me on them with your portfolio link! This one is for Krista Weltner.

Visit the Cuddlefish Academy.

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There's a Zombie in the Basement

As I'd mentioned in my previous newsletter, in expectation of the upcoming release of a special 4th edition of THERE'S A ZOMBIE IN THE BASEMENT, I started asking parents to send me their kids' monster drawings. Keep sending them!

Want to bring me to your school? Find out how here.

Do you want to play?

Comic and Cartooning games, that is. I'm going to be leading a session for teens and adults at the Parker Arts Center of drawing games designed to help you help you improve your visual storytelling skills on Thursday, March 7th from 6-8 pm. You can register at https://parkerarts.org/event/member-event-comic-and-cartooning-games/

Newsletter: October 2023 Edition

Once again, I've been slacking on my intended update schedule for this newsletter, but I was running the RMC-SCBWI's Letters & Lines children's book conference a few weekends ago and the Sunday Ha Ha was on hiatus, so there wasn't any new Peter Cadaver content for a couple of months. But, I'm aiming to have monthly editions going forward. Make sure to share this with your friends and enemies who you think might have a secret morbid curiosity about me. Sign up for regular updates via my contact form.

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Events

The next event I'll be at will be the Grand Lake Pumpkin Patch on Friday, October 13th. I'll be doing zombie caricature commissions from 2-4 pm and again from 6-9 pm, a reading and signing of my bedtime storybook, THERE'S A ZOMBIE IN THE BASEMENT at 4-5 pm (or 3 pm according to this flyer).

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Peter Cadaver

These are the strips from September.

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The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang

My complete rough dummy is now with the production editor, so while I wait for continuity notes, I decided I needed to continue working on the Salem Charter Academy submission packet, a middle grade graphic novel that lives in the same world as my weekly Peter Cadaver comic strip. Fortunately for me, my amazing agent, Ann Rose at the Tobias Literary Agency hosted her clients at the Rosebud Writer's Retreat. I made a video to show you what it was like. It was incredibly productive, as I was able to firm up my synopsis so I could finish up my sample art for my submission shortly after returning.

If you're on Goodreads, do me a favor and make sure to add THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG to your WANT TO READ list!

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Cuddlefish Academy

Would you like to see some sample work from some of my students?

Visit the Cuddlefish Academy.

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There's a Zombie in the Basement

In expectation of the upcoming release of a special 4th edition of THERE'S A ZOMBIE IN THE BASEMENT, I started asking parents to send me their kids' monster drawings.

Want to bring me to your school? Find out how here.