Always weird to see ghosts of 2020. (Waiting room)

Figure drawing tutorial. Homework was to try to do all the steps from memory, twice. That is a later project. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVBA...

Day 11 #TimeTravelAuthors I wanted to #hug him, but instead, I clenched my hands into fists and prayed for his comfort. --Immigrants' Journey (WIP) #HistorytownAZ

Playing with tracing a Disneyland guide map (no time to do more!)

Great line! (I kind of like puddles too though 😬)

Me: I don’t have time to do much. Also me: Oops Honestly not sure how to make this work in Procreate long-term. But I have the Immigrants’ Journey ride thrown on my envelope map of Historytown! 🥳

Day 9 #TimeTravelAuthors "Political?" The epigraph (chosen years ago) is starting to feel bold in today's climate. I'm not sure how close the "near future" in Immigrants' Journey is to our near future, but anti-immigrant sentiment probably did emotional harm to Liam in his childhood. #HistorytownAZ

Still playing with that page of Clara’s diary. #HistorytownAZ

📚✨ BOOK RELEASE PARTY ✨📚 The exciting conclusion to the Stones of Iona series is here! Join me Feb 9 | 10am–3pm CST for my Stone of Destiny Facebook party—games, bookish fun, and prizes! 🎉 👉 www.facebook.com/mizardauthor2 #pnr #romantasy #giveaways #bookrelease

Tutorial wasn’t quite what I was looking for, but I took a photo of the sketch and tried to ink the banana. Did enjoy toying with stabilization settings, but I think I have to learn to draw smoother lines with my hand. (Auto curves work great on some areas though.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj4x...

Then my #WIP sequel to TITANIC VOYAGE, IMMIGRANTS' JOURNEY coming this year? I hope? #TT #NA MY CHARACTERS ARE EATING GOOD #FoodPit. Well, mostly. Including but not limited to…

A #FakeDatingFoodies #YA romcom sampler menu: 🍦taiyaki soft serve 🍜 spicy soup noodles 🥮 every kind of mooncake imaginable 🍤 Costco-sized bag of shrimp chips 🍨artisanal ice cream 🍣sushi buffet 🍳instant ramen with a gudetama egg 🧋boba 🍉fruit sliced with love #FoodPit

“I led them around the corner to reveal tables and shelves well stocked with many cured meats, drying herbs dangling from above, wheels of cheese, preserved fruits and vegetables, and a jar of crackers.” An excerpt from my 12k chapter book: THE CAT OF VERSAILLES #FoodPit #KidLit #AmQuerying

Final FoodPit post - Everyone wants to be first! First in line, first to cross the finish, first first first. But not Pancake. First is the worst! No one likes the first pancake & he knows it. Can Pancake convince kids there is value in trying, even if you are not always first? #FoodPit #PB Agented.

#FoodPit Clara and Liam dine together at the last tea served in Third Class on the Titanic. (Also, it's a romantic and suspenseful time travel novel, but the "spice" level is around that of a snickerdoodle cookie. Sweetness level too, come to think of it.) #NA #P

In this delicious short story, a slacker pizza shop employee creates a time-traveling treat. “Turtle Day, or Kate Malone and the Magic Calzone” and 11 other stories in THE ACCIDENTAL TIME TRAVELERS COLLECTIVE VOL. 1. #FoodPit #P #TT

Day 7 #TimeTravelAuthors Marty met his parents while they were attending high school, but his mother, who had no idea who Marty was, fell in love with him instead of his father. Can you imagine? —Immigrants' Journey (WIP sequel to Titanic Voyage)

The Miles Between Us, which features: ✅ a crime story with deep emotional resonance; ✅ an exploration of themes like grief, racism, and identity; ✅ ordinary citizens stepping into investigative roles; ✅ MCs who seem worlds apart, and are yet so similar; ✅ a romantic subplot. #foodpit #W #A #LF #T

Anyone ever have a black line appear permanently on their iPhone screen after they drew on a screencap? Happened to my mom. It appears on texts too and can be screengrabbed, but photos are fine? Closest answer the Internet had was “Guided Access” but that didn’t work, nor did hard restart.

Screencapped his sketch and tried to follow along inking. He uses Procreate pencil for the hair and maaaaaaan that does not look smooth when I use it. Sounds like the main trick is to practice. Boooo www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTdU...

Anyone ever have a black line appear permanently on their iPhone screen after they drew on a screencap? Happened to my mom. It appears on texts too and can be screengrabbed, but photos are fine? Closest answer the Internet had was “Guided Access” but that didn’t work, nor did hard restart.

Hands are hard. (Mom commented that the fingers were too fat, and yeah fair, but I traced a bad photo of my own normally fine-looking hands so oops. She did apologize when I told her!) Lesson learned that getting a solid reference pic is important!

I heard that if you put someone in a room with nothing to do except a button to press that shocks you/delivers pain, some people actually hit the button more than once. I thought that sounded implausible, but upon reflection, I think Rocky would be in that multiple press group. #AwesomeCharacters

Day 5 #TimeTravelAuthors There are quite a few references to Arabic in Immigrants' Journey—it's important to the plot, actually—and at least one throwaway reference to Spanish that Disneyland fans will probably recognize. (Fun fact, Historytown has a Ferris wheel! Not like in the picture, though.)

No time/energy so trying to trace a prominent building on a Disneyland map

Is the scammer asking for "help"? If so, yikes; Clara's in trouble. If they're threatening her, she'll probably figure out it's a scam and ask a friend for help. Appealing to her greed? She's very safe. Liam wouldn't answer. Rocky might pose as IT and brick their phone.* #AwesomeCharacters

If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

Beautiful story, worth a read if you like sweet things.

Sketching the building of the titular ride in Immigrants’ Journey, using a 1910 postcard as a reference. #HistorytownAZ www.loc.gov/item/2013645...

Day 3 #TimeTravelAuthors Immigrants' Journey is a sequel to Titanic Voyage, so I guess part of a duology? You COULD read Immigrants' Journey alone—the early chapters sum up Titanic Voyage—but it's intended to be read as a sequel. (Titanic Voyage DOES stand alone, but some readers wanted more!)

Beautiful story, worth a read if you like sweet things.

Followed a pleasant hand tutorial today. Bottom 3 were basically tracing the reference pictures. Top 3 were trying to block out hands following along with him and then inking. Sketching was a pleasure tonight! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfYu...

Had fun at the Arizona Renaissance Festival last weekend! I’d call it time traveling, but from a historical standpoint, my garb might not be any more accurate than a Star Trek uniform.

#AwesomeCharacters Alakshi's current situation is terrible, but she can't honestly say that where she grew up was any better. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt #amwriting

Drawing Anime eyes from angles (actually the ears were by far the hardest/worst part and there was no tutorial on that) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g_J...

Yep

Day 1 #TimeTravelAuthors Since it's a short month, I thought I'd talk about my WIP sequel! If you loved Titanic Voyage, you'll like the sequel, Immigrants' Journey. I hope to release in 2026, but who knows. But you can read Titanic Voyage now: juliebihn.itch.io/tv (2 covers!) books2read.com/TV

Went to Ren Faire today and got nostalgic for a comic I drew aaaaaaaaaaaaages ago. Did not bother to try to learn fingers yet

Just under a month ago, I got...gifted a picture of Rocky?! Can you believe it? Thanks so much, @jebdarsh.bsky.social! bsky.app/profile/jebd...

*BIG FIVE EDITOR INTEREST* “tropes & things” ft. chibi art of my MCs by miraxs_r on 📸! 💥 ancestral power 💔 tragic sibling bond ⚔️ secret society 💞 friends to lovers 💭 foresight & visions 🥀 lovers to enemies agent’s guide pinned to my profile! #questpit #YA #F #Q

This is tough! I try to get into my #AwesomeCharacters' heads/be the POV character, but some of them are recalcitrant (Clara cough). And sometimes I can't guess what a non-POV character would do. So I end up rewriting when I get epiphanies of what should have actually happened. 1/2

With the corresponding male. I think I’ve always struggled with the dimorphism you see in cartoon males versus females, so my male faces tend to be rounder than the tutorial’s. (I used selection tools to make his face less elongated twice and also added an earring because he was looking off to me 😅)

I’m gonna need better reference pictures! Trying to trace and color a photo of Ellis Island.

I need to do some blood work. Im sorry. I have to cover transportation [$40 round trip] and the copay for the labs themselves. Sadly, im not entirely sure on cost but im kinda bracing myself for the worst at this point.

I'm looking at making an indie distribution company for indie books and idk if a model for that exists already, but if anyone has information on how indie book stores order (before I contact a bunch) that would be cool. I'm specifically looking at Naarm/Melbourne but all info is good info

What trigger warnings would you give? Unsurprisingly, innocent people drown or freeze in Titanic Voyage, like on the real ship. For SPOILER content warnings: Parent loss, reference to a historical dog's loss, and a couple of references to self-harm. #TimeTravelAuthors juliebihn.itch.io/tv

Author's challenge... "The most unhinged marketing thing I tried to do was send my book to a Youtuber." Meanwhile, I present to you... this!

I used sketchy lines instead of sharp ones. Supposed to do a boy face next. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQU3...

Titanic Voyage writing breakdown: Cozy: 🚢🚢🚢▫️▫️ Thrills: 🚢🚢🚢▫️ ▫️ Mystery: 🚢▫️▫️▫️▫️ Angst: 🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢 Sex/Spice: 🚢▫️▫️▫️▫️ Violence: 🚢▫️▫️▫️▫️ Horror: 🚢▫️▫️▫️▫️ Gore: ▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️ Comedy: 🚢🚢▫️▫️▫️ Cringe: 🚢🚢▫️▫️▫️ Representation: 🚢▫️▫️▫️▫️ Wholesome: 🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢