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How to Use Stephen King's Writing Advice

How to Use Stephen King's Writing Advice

“Let's get one thing clear right now, shall we? There is no idea dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you out o...

Sep 28, 2026

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How to Get Better Stories from D&D

How to Get Better Stories from D&D

OK, where to even begin. Maybe I’ll begin by saying that you are allowed to like D&D. I do not and I prefer other games. But right out the gate, I would recommend not playing D&D. When my friends and ...

#Dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dndalternative #dndsucks #tabletoprpgs #ttrpgs

Aug 30, 2026

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Artist Burnout and How to Fight it!

Artist Burnout and How to Fight it!

Have you ever faced burnout? Recently as I was finishing the last pages of our fourth comic and I was beginning to feel overwhelmed. My pen and drawings weren't what I wanted them to be, and what I w...

#artistsblock #indiecomics #makingcomics #selfhelp #writersblock

Aug 6, 2026

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Dover Con 2026

Dover Con 2026

Dover Con 2026 was incredibly rewarding and incredibly HOT. 100 degrees Fahrenheit. We put Gnat in the hands of happy people and made new local connections to Delaware area artists and comic book crea...

#dovercon #gundam #indieartist #indiecomics

Jul 9, 2026

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Torishima's Book on Manga Pt 1

Torishima's Book on Manga Pt 1

I’m reading Torishima’s guide on Ultimate Manga Techniques. If you don't know, Kazuhiko Torishima is the editor that scouted and hired Akira Toriyama. Toriyama created Dragon Ball back in 1984. This w...

#bookreview #dragonball #manga #torishima

Jul 9, 2026

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Daily Regimen for Writing

Daily Regimen for Writing

Hi all! School is out and Summer is in. Each Summer I push myself to find some routine to stick to so I stay busy when I'm not teaching. It's easy to fall into a rut of sleeping in and playing video g...

#dailyroutines #writingroutines #creativewriting #writing comics script writing writing advice writing prompts

Jun 12, 2026

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Criticism and Why You NEED it!

Criticism and Why You NEED it!

Hey Rockdashzero here, When I was a young and (arrogant) artist, I did not enjoy nor listen to criticism. In my college years after every art project, my professor would round all of us painters toge...

deal with it

May 21, 2026

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Our Conversations about Inspiration

Hi all. Its Jake. Rock and I talk about inspiration a lot and we both draw from a very unique place, even before we were doing comics together. We both love SEGA video games. Can’t get enough of them....

May 2, 2026

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Help us decide Gnat's new design for Issue 4!

Help us decide Gnat's new design for Issue 4!

Without spoiling too much, our main character Gnat will be going through some major changes that Jake and I have been planning for over a year. No, I am not saying what will happen to her, but we wan...

Apr 20, 2026

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Eisner Week 2026

Hi, its Jake again. On March 7th, I got to teach kids at the Butler Area Public Library some basics in comic book making for the library’s Eisner Day. I gave them pages with either 4 or 6 panels on it...

Mar 24, 2026

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The Importance of Sketching

Growth...It happens in tiny increments. It sometimes happens in small increments. The important thing is that it happens. When I was a younger artist and I had to complete an assignment or a gig I n...

Mar 15, 2026

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Students Creating Comics

Hello everyone! I’m Jake, the other half of the Gnat project. I wanted to share some insight into some comics I had my students draw. I’m a teacher at a 9-12 high school. Guess what subject I teach. I...

Feb 28, 2026

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