http://flyingsparkscomic.com/archive/issue-7-page-4/ A splash page, but a pretty one. Hey…I can post pictures here too, so I’m gonna! But do check out the link, and the whole comic. It’s a good story, I promise. And so many more pages of this pretty art!
Word Count Per Day?
I was asked by a reader, “How many words do you write per day?” Quick answer is: I wish I were that regimented! It’d certainly make my time tables easier to determine. Long answer: It depends on what I’m doing. 1. When it comes to writing comics: I always outline an issue first when I’m […]
New Flying Sparks Page
For those who don’t follow the comic, each wednesday I post up a new page, and so I might as well add another place to let everyone know. http://flyingsparkscomic.com/archive/issue-7-page-3/ Here’s the current page. For those who are following, they’ll see a lot of characters and storylines converging together here. I’m not saying the series […]
The Advantages of A Good Critique Group
I’m about 40% through my first revision of my first novel, tentatively titled Starcrossed, and I started thinking about potential interesting topics along the lines of editing and revision. This part of the process is both the most challenging and rewarding part of writing, so I’m happy to pass on what I’ve learned. Novel revision is […]
What Are Your Favorite Books And Why?
I was asked today to fill out a survey for a publisher, and one of the questions was about favorite books. I won’t reprint the entire survey since I’m sure they intend to use it, but thought this was interesting. Now my top two books stay the same pretty regularly. I know this because they’re the […]
Well Then…
Hi, I’m Jon Del Arroz. You might remember me from such comics as: If-X, Back Row Presents, Flying Sparks. You may also know me from my short fiction in Zharmae Publishing’s anthology, The Irony of Survival. If you happen upon a TARDIS and go even further back, you’ll find my band aprilsrain (you can search for that on iTunes), which […]
Eating Healthy Is Important!
I know I get flak from this all the time from all my people, but nerds, trust me, eating right is important for your longevity, for how you feel, and for everything you do including your creative endeavors because it helps you get your brain going. When you eat poorly, you feel sluggish, slovenly, it […]