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 | Aug 1, 2023 | News
New York Library offers free eCards to teens nationwide I doubt it comes as a surprise that I am less than a fan of the people who try to ban books. If you want to present and argue your ideology, great but when you try to impose and dictate your views on others, I...
by jdsmeaton | Feb 1, 2023 | How To, News, Storytelling
When it comes to being a commercially successful creator, there is something more important than talent, or skill, it’s the ability to delight. Have you ever seen or read something that immediately just spoke to you? You thought, “I love this!” Have you had the...
by jdsmeaton | Jun 1, 2022 | Behind the Scenes, News
Can you be happy as a creator? This post is different than my typical entries that focus on some educational aspect of craft or how-to instructional. Today though, I’m going to talk about happiness as a creator. Figuring out how to be present. Finding happiness in the...
by jdsmeaton | Nov 30, 2021 | News, Storytelling
Is your main character likable? It doesn’t matter. The question you should be asking is are they compelling? Curb Your Enthusiasm is a huge hit and Larry David is the antithesis of likeable. He’s a selfish misanthrope but we root for him or who knows, maybe against...
by jdsmeaton | Oct 6, 2021 | Behind the Scenes, News, Recommendations, Tyrannosaurus Recs
October is my favorite month and Halloween is my favorite Holiday. I like the cooler weather, changing leaves, sweaters, pumpkins and spooky stuff. So much so that I wrote Haunted, a graphic novel about that kind of stuff. I described it as Goonies in a haunted...
