Tag Archives: Illustration

Friday Five – Number Two Hundred Thirty Three

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Tina Garceau

Two hundred and thirty three in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.  

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Teenage Beast: The Home Stretch

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Joe_Williams

This morning I finished the main body of the first draft of my horror novel, Teenage Beast.

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Teenage Beast: Words and Pictures

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Joe_Williams

As I have written before, I have been writing a horror novel — Teenage Beast — since June 7th and frankly, I am surprised by my progress. I thought I would spend several days staring at a flashing cursor, not … Continue reading →

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Two Months, Four Days and 38,329 Words Later

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’m still writing. Somehow I have managed to keep to my morning ritual. Sadly, if this were a gym membership, I would have crapped out on it long ago. Writing is a lot less physically taxing, but it is mentally … Continue reading →

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What Are Words For?

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Joe_Williams

A simple question from my wife led me to discover just how much progress I’d made on Teenage Beast. It turns out I’ve been so focused on telling the story that I forgot to keep score. Continue reading →

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A Face in the Crowd

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’m about 70 pages into the first draft of my Teenage Beast story. I envision it as a comic, but I am writing it out as a full prose story because that is simply the way it wants to come … Continue reading →

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It Wasn’t the Worst Little Sketchbook

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Joe

I wasn’t crazy about this discounted discount sketchbook when I first got it, but now that it’s gone, I realize it wasn’t that bad after all!

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Back to the Drawing Board

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Joe

I’m going back to the real world drawing board which is a nice change being that I have been so ensconced with the digital world of late. Breaking out the graphite and the ink has been a welcome change from … Continue reading →

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Digital Doodles

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’ve mostly set aside my real world drawing tools as an obsession with old computers has been burning through me since around Halloween. I’m trying to frugally future-proof my family’s digital life by gutting and re-configuring computers that have long … Continue reading →

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