Archive - Drawing a Blank

The Publishing Golden Ticket

Chasing success in the wrong ways

Jul 5 •

June 2024

and other things from this week in the studio

Jun 28 •

Building it Right

Part 2 on getting better

Jun 21 •

Goal-setting for the Wayward Inclined

Part 1 on getting better

Jun 14 •

Carrying a Weight

How to deal with the creator environment in 2024

Jun 7 •

May 2024

Where the Magic Resides

If you were to ask me what part of making a book I love the most, I’d point to a very specific spot: thumb-nailing. It’s almost gained a kind of…

May 31 •

Defining success, one shoe at a time even when you feel like a slug

May 24 •

A Failure to Launch

Setting the truth loose on a pernicious illustration lie I believed

May 17 •

Part 3 on how I think about color

May 10 •

Part 2 on how I think about color

May 3 •

April 2024

Illustrating with Color

Part 1 on how I think about color

Apr 26 •

The Kids are Alright

Lessons from a recent author-illustrator school visit

Apr 19 •

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