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Good Hats

As part of my never-ending search for visual reference material, I came upon Voyage pittoresque de la Grèce, by Count Marie Gabriel Florent Aug...

What is "Delilah Dirk Four?"

Delilah Dirk Four (or "DD4") will be the fourth book in a series of graphic novels about Delilah Dirk, 19th-century Europe’s premier brash lady adventurer, an international mistress of swordsmanship, master of blade-based conflict resolution and...

DD4 Update: Jan 4, 2021

I was watching a Fortnite stream last night, wherein the streamers were ta...

Necessary Questions for a "Mid-Career" Author ("Have I Been Owned?)

This is PART SEVEN(!) of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

Years ago, ...

Financing a Graphic Novel

This is PART SIX of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

In Parts One and...

Creative Strategies to Fend Off Misery and Stagnation

This is PART FIVE of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

The last time I...

New Goals for a New Book

This is PART FOUR of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

What...

The Finances of Making a Graphic Novel

This is PART THREE of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

How...

Making a Graphic Novel: The Iterative Process

This is PART TWO of a series of posts about preparing to make DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

A...

Starting Small

This is PART ONE of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

I’m...