by jdsmeaton | Jul 3, 2024 | Creativity, Storytelling
Hey, That Was My Idea There is this interesting phenomenon called simultaneous invention. This is when the same idea shows up in different places independently or when a discovery is made simultaneously by multiple scientists or inventors. This happens in comedy too...
by jdsmeaton | Jun 19, 2024 | 3 Questions With...
Pedro Martin I came across Pedro Martin last year when his graphic novel Mexikid burst onto the scene. It’s the story of when his very large family all drove down from central California to Mexico to bring his grandfather back to live with them. It is such a...
by jdsmeaton | Jun 5, 2024 | Behind the Scenes, Writing
If At First You Don’t Succeed… If you read last month’s newsletter, you know my upcoming graphic novel Woodland Hills was dropped by the publisher. The rights have been reverted to me so I’ll be pitching again to new publishers. My agent asked if I wanted to...
by jdsmeaton | May 22, 2024 | Creativity, News
Some Fishy Advice In the movie Finding Nemo, Marlin and Dory have just lost their only connection to finding Nemo. Marlin is despondent but the oblivious and optimistic Dory asks “When life gets you down, do you know what you’ve got to do?” Marlin does not want to...
by jdsmeaton | May 15, 2024 | 3 Questions With...
Jonah Newman My introduction to Jonah occurred when I was originally participating in Kidlit GN, a pitch event on Twitter for graphic novel creators. It’s a way for editors and agents to see your work even if you are not represented. Jonah saw my original pitch for...
