Category Archives: My Writing
Goals for 2015–May Update
Poems Read: 584/365 Poems Written: 130/365 Short Stories Read: 156/365 Short Stories Written: 13/52 Sketches: 448/365 Art Pieces: 77/52 Handmade Books: 16/52 Books Read: 50/52 Submissions: 86/250 Videos: 0/156 Finish Nightwish Poetry Project: worked on Once album Polish a novel draft: worked on Charlotte’s novel, both graphic novel and hybrid novel Put together a book …
The Rejection Collector
My goal is to submit 250 times this year. I am currently at 86 submissions. Which pieces are in consideration? Which pieces can I submit again? Besides the Excel spreadsheet tracking my submissions, I started a bound journal to track each individual piece. Each entry contains the title and poetry or fiction or creative nonfiction …
Reviews at The Odd Ducks
Check out my recent reviews at The Odd Ducks. Epileptic Jane, the Fox, and Me Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Refresh, Refresh
Goals for 2015–April Update
Poems Read: 173/365 Poems Written: 107/365 Short Stories Read: 54/365 Short Stories Written: 13/52 Sketches: 352/365 Art Pieces: 75/52 Handmade Books: 9/52 Books Read: 44/52 Submissions: 79/250 Videos: 0/156 Finish Nightwish Poetry Project: finished Century Child album Polish a novel draft by June: decided to polish Charlotte’s novel, in both graphic novel and hybrid novel …
Ashes: The Graphic Novel
All semester I’ve been learning about graphic novels, drawing more regularly, and trying new art supplies. The final project received a favorable response, so I decided to post my process work and final chapters on a separate blog. I will continue to work on Charlotte’s story in a graphic novel version and in a hybrid …
Nightwish
I finished the fourth Nightwish album (“Century Child”) for the cut out poetry project. I was lucky enough to see them perform the newest album, “Endless Forms Most Beautiful.” Meeting Troy, Marco, and Tuomas was exciting, since I’ve been a fan for three years.
Submissions
That crazy goal of mine for the year, the one where I submit 250 times to literary magazines? I’m at 75. To date, I’ve submitted 143 times total. I submitted 35 times in 2011, 11 times in 2012, 11 times in 2013, 11 times in 2014, and 75 times in 2015. And this year, I’ve …
Failed Novel to Graphic Novel
I have attempted Charlotte’s story in multiple novel drafts. I still haven’t found the perfect form, but the graphic novel was a great experiment. Choosing a medium was difficult, considering my attachment to charcoal and watercolor, plus the addition of copic markers. Here is my medium experiment. And some of my final panels.
Goals for 2015–March Update
Poems Read: 167/365 Poems Written: 64/365 Short Stories Read: 16/365 Short Stories Written: 7/52 Sketches: 255/365 Art Pieces: 29/52 Handmade Books: 9/52 Books Read: 30/52 Submissions: 38/250 Videos: 0/156 Finish Nightwish Poetry Project: working on Century Child cut outs Polish a novel draft by June: started reading first draft Put together a book of poetry …
Re-Gifters (Review)
Check out my latest review at The Odd Ducks!
