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Journal 22 Finished
I am usually behind when it comes to having the next journal complete by the time I finish one journal. But this time, I finished Journal #22 as I finished making the next five journals. Journal #22. Plus my shoebox of empty notebooks has acquired new journals from Paper Source. The five journals I made.
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 …
New Journals
I got to go to a cool paper store, Paper Source. It is cool to use a journal with paper made from limestone, use the Five Minute Journal, and Art Deco Journals.
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 …
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 …
Goals for 2015–February Update
Poems Read: 122/365 Poems Written: 31/365 Short Stories Read: 11/365 Short Stories Written: 6/52 Sketches: 187/365 Art Pieces: 25/52 Handmade Books: 6/52 Books Read: 17/52 Submissions: 10/250 Videos: 0/156 Finish Nightwish Poetry Project by April: working on Century Child cut outs Polish a novel draft by June: researched Victorian Era Put together a book of …
New Pens, New Ink
I had a great field trip to Detroit. I went to my usual places, PenzDetroiT and Paradise Pen. New Pens include: Pelikan Junior, Pelikan Twist, and Pilot Metropolitan. New inks include: Diamine Hope Pink, Waterman Red, Noodler’s Dragon’s Napalm, and Noodler’s Gray. At Hobby Lobby I picked up some Faber-Castell artist pens. And I ordered …
Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine?
“Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine?: The Art of Making Zines and Mini-Comics” by Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson is a great read. I learned new folding techniques to try with my own zines. Definitely a necessary book for zinesters everywhere.
Goals for 2015–January Update
Poems Read: 100/365 Poems Written: 6/365 Short Stories Read: 9/365 Short Stories Written: 3/52 Sketches: 65/365 Art Pieces: 9/52 Handmade Books: 5/52 Books Read: 7/52 Submissions: 5/250 Videos: 0/156 Finish Nightwish Poetry Project by April: Polish a novel draft by June: finished NaNo draft, printed draft Put together a book of poetry by July: gathered …
Suzanna and Writing 