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Caturday
Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading
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Tagged cat, ginger cats, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Plywood, Plywood the Cat, USA
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Teenage Beast: The Home Stretch
This morning I finished the main body of the first draft of my horror novel, Teenage Beast.
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch, Teenage Beast
Tagged 1978, black and white art, comic book art, comic books, creative process, creative writing, drawing, fiction writing, first draft, from the sketchbook, horror comics, horror fiction, horror novel, Illustration, independent author, independent comics, indie author, indie comics, It Came From The Sketchbook, Joe Williams, novel writing, pen and ink, Philadelphia, punk rock, rust belt, self publishing, sketchbook, sketchbook art, Strathmore, Teenage Beast, writing, writing process
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Teenage Beast: Words and Pictures
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
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch, Teenage Beast
Tagged 1970s, 1978, black and white art, cartooning, comic book art, comic books, creative process, creative writing, drawing, fiction writing, horror comics, horror fiction, horror novel, illustrated books, Illustration, independent comics, indie comics, It Came From The Sketchbook, Joe Williams, pen and ink, Philadelphia, punk rock, rust belt, self publishing, sketchbook, sketchbook art, Strathmore, Teenage Beast, USA, writing, writing process
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Two Months, Four Days and 38,329 Words Later
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
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Teenage Beast
Tagged 1970s, 1978, cartooning, comic book art, comic books, creative process, drawing, horror, horror comics, horror fiction, Illustration, independent comics, indie comics, It Came From The Sketchbook, Joe Williams, LibreOffice, Philadelphia, punk rock, sketchbooks, Teenage Beast, USA, writing
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Caturday
Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading
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Tagged cat, feline, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Philly, USA
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RIP Joe Brown
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Italian Market staple Joe Brown Tartaglia. Shopping on 9th Street will not be the same.
Posted in Italian Market, Looking South, News, Philadelphia
Tagged Italian Market, Joe Brown, PA, Philadelphia
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