Wishing everyone an amazing week!

You can take your "I'm in the city" or "I'm in the woods," or I'm on a farm crap and shove it. I live next to the woods and can walk to my fast food. That is a winning location.

Thank you to everyone who backed Legends of the Realm.

Last 34 minutes for Legends kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

Holy Shit. We Funded, and with 4 hours to spare!

9 hours to go, 279 from funding! Let's get Legends of the Realm funded! www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

14 hours left, and we still need about 300 to fund! www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

40 hours and a dream! Camriddeon returns to his king, hoping to make a miracle. www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing. These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

Obama on Charlie Kirk:

It's weird that I don't have writer's block. It's more like I have 5 different scenes that I know I'm in the midst of, and the block is picking which one to focus on today.

Nervous about the campaign. But my twins are handing me stuffed animals, so I'm good.

89 hours to go! We are so close to funding, if you haven't checked out Legends of the Realm, the time is now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

Just backed the awesome book from @melissajmassey.bsky.social go check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mjm...

4 backers from 120! 5 days left, let's fund Legends of the Realm www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

Trimmed the hedges after a long, hot summer. Managed to get to church with my mother and daughter and enjoyed an amazing sermon. Good Sunday, and many blessings to you all.

Less than 5 days to back Issue 6 on Kickstarter! Written by @arcaneink.bsky.social lines and colors by me Help us fund the project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc... #comicart #comicbook #comics #comicbook

Reactions like this are why I wrote my article. I presented his comments IN CONTEXT, and provided tons of receipts. Charlie Kirk was not a civil person. www.erininthemorning.com/p/we-must-no...

Golly, starting off a day with all 3 kids screaming is not a good look. Hopefully the day improves.

Super excited to be part of this Fan Giveaway!

Just got through Sister Splinter in #silksong. Recognizing why she's getting patched next week, geez.

I do get the controversy for #silksong. This is much harder than Hollow Knight. But playing video games in my thirties, I'm kind of used to being bad at them now. And this game is so beautiful and awesome. Thank you @teamcherry.bsky.social

Chapter 7 is up and free on Substack! open.substack.com/pub/jackhold...

This day is too weird for my writing brain. It's going every which way. 1. Writing a new comic series 2. Drafting the ideas for an epic fantasy 3. Printing book 1 of a different fantasy series, while writing book 2. 4. Working on the kickstarter of my flagship comic series. How is your day going?

All right! chores are done, let's hit another writing sprint!

Few hours in, and #silksong is absolutely beautiful. Hard for a noob like me, but fair and balanced. Hornet is amazing.

Let's go #silksong

$101 from 2,000! www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

8 backers from 100! www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

I cannot explain how excited I am for this!

To all my creative friends. Creating now? In the midst of all this? Trying to find joy and meaning NOW?!? That's so punk rock.

25% funded! www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

Pants weather! It's been 3 horrendous months of heat, humidity, and horrific sun. But the skies have gloriously closed, and we all get to wear pants! #pantsweather

We have a full comic arc. A 5 year journey has culminated in this amazing series. @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

Just checking in on the kickstarter. Thanks to everyone for a great first day.

Only 3 backers away from 50! Legends of the Realm is an epic fantasy series for fans of LotR, D&D, and Wheel of Time. A young mage travels across the kingdom, searching for new magic to save his new home. And now, at last, he returns to his king to make a miracle. www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

We are just 3 backers away from 50! www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

This legend ends. And a miracle is made. Issue 6 is live on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/arc...

I'm not a fan of Gavin Newsom, but I'm a fan of Democrats fighting back aggressively and creatively against fascism instead of playing the same tired game of hoping things just work out. I wish others with a national profile would have the guts to fight back aggressively and creatively, too.

Crazy idea For DC Comics: A history of Ra's and the League of Assassins. I want something truly Macchiavelian, where Ra's is stopping truly horrendous things from happening by bringing about other horrendous events. The Black Plague Sack of Rome Burning Alexandria All for the greater good.

Seriously, how often as an adult do you get to go somewhere to hang out with other people with similar interests? No work needed, no kids, but a chance to just be a person experiencing joy?

Watches Trolls: World Tour. Man, Classical really got the short end of the stick.

Yay! Another night for some amazing writing sprints! If you want to know what I've been using to help with writing, I've been following these writing sprints from Abbie Emmons www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv8C...

The art for my first arc in comics is done. I've been tryinf to do comics for...geez, 10 years. And a full arc is done. Holy shit

All right. Time for some writing sprints. Let's go!

Chapter 3 of the latest book is up on Substack, completely free! open.substack.com/pub/jackhold...

All set up for an amazing day w @terrificon.bsky.social

So excited to be @terrificon.bsky.social

Farthest I've been: N: Canadian Rockies S: Dominican Republic E: Black Sea W: Oahu, Hawaii

i just did a workshop with kids about making comics. emphasized that ANYONE can make comics. you don't have to be a "good" artist. you find a story that matches your art style and you do it and it's awesome. and a kid who NEVER PARTICIPATES got out from under a desk and PARTICIPATED and had a blast.