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A test version of the cover of my new children’s book…

Posted on September 26, 2015 by pouringmyartout

What do you think?

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I am going to post my new children’s book right here… in a while… sort of…

Posted on September 22, 2015 by pouringmyartout

This might seem like a bad idea… even for me… but let me explain my thinking… such as it is; I don’t think I sold very many of my first children’s book; ‘I like Monkeys’, through the blog… (even though … Continue reading →

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Holy crap… Eric Idle retweeted my book link… you gotta love that guy!

Posted on September 17, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Eric Idle Retweeted you Sep 14: @EricIdle http://www.thebookpatch.com/BookStore/the-otherwhere-chronicles-book-three-walking-around/3d96d3db-3658-4d9b-b9a9-738ba08a908c … That is the link my daughter sent me. I can’t thank you enough. Okay, for those of you who don’t remember the whole story, here it is; My new book… (Walking Around, … Continue reading →

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My new book is done!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on September 14, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Yes, it’s true, the third book in my action/humor science fiction series; ‘The Otherwhere Chronicles’, titled; ‘Walking Around’… (don’t worry, it is more exciting and amusing than the name might imply. Our hero, who happens to be me, but in … Continue reading →

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I’m only a writer so that I can wear the fancy shirts with the cool collars…

Posted on September 12, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I mean, what other possible reason could there be to subject yourself to that?

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Wizard magic… part 5… (or); Recycling the wizard!

Posted on September 11, 2015 by pouringmyartout

So how… and why… did I change this… To this… The why is easy. I needed one more picture of Gadzookes, my little wizard from the new children’s book I am working on, and that wizard right up there is … Continue reading →

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Wizard magic… part 4…

Posted on September 10, 2015 by pouringmyartout

One more page of the children’s book is done… except for the text… and then formatting it and sending it to the publisher without the usual help from my daughter… and then ordering the first copy… and waiting to get … Continue reading →

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Wizard magic… part 3… (or);Six hours of work in Photoshop, but hey, it’s for the children!

Posted on September 9, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Well, there it is. Page 20 of my new children’s book about a cute little wizard who is just looking for a friend. The thing is… and this ‘thing’ is mostly just because I like to try to add at … Continue reading →

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Wizard magic… part 2… (or); did you know that Photoshop actually has a tool called ‘the Magic Wand?’

Posted on September 8, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I am still working on the artwork for my new Children’s book about the cute little wizard named Gadzookes.  I have now gotten to the part where I am zooming in to look at individual pixels and do some cleaning … Continue reading →

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Wizard magic… part 1… (or); Photoshop, it is about as close to magic as we are likely to get in real life…

Posted on September 7, 2015 by pouringmyartout

So, as long as I am working on my new children’s book, I thought it might be fun to sort of show you what exactly it is I am doing to turn an old comic strip I drew way back … Continue reading →

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