I seem to come up with amazing story ideas in the liminal space of awake and falling asleep, try to rushedly write them down, then wake up the next day to see the silliest things 😂 they still sound like good ideas though maybe??

I’ve finished up a few projects and am looking to take on additional #kidlit illustration work! If you have a picture book or comic idea you want to see come to life, I’d love to talk with you about it! 💜 Portfolio: maegrenade.myportfolio.com

Comic book adaptations of prose novels are actually awesome, and we should make more of them bc then we get more comics readers AND more readers of the original books, win win

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen: Panic! At the Disco Hella Mega (Weezer and Green Day) Elton John One OK Rock Bon Jovi

Wooo! Submitted a proposal for this lil guy. Fingers and toe beans crossed! 🐈

If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula

As a young demisexual with low self esteem, this is the graphic novel I wished I had growing up! FALSE START is a gentle story about second chances and learning about how to love both someone else and yourself. 💜🖤🩶🤍 #DVPit #YA #A #GN #LGBT #DVArt

For fans of Heartstopper and Bloom: FALSE START follows demisexual Sera as she reconnects with Reese, the track star who secretly loved her in high school. A soft sapphic romance about discovering romantic feelings—and your own worth—for the first time. #DVPit #YA #A #GN #LGBT #DVArt

FALSE START: A low-angst sapphic romance about second chances at first love. Introverted demisexual Sera discovers her popular track teammate harbored secret feelings for her in high school. Mutual pining ✓ Reunion romance ✓ Self-discovery and love ✓ Soft yearning ✓ #DVPit #YA #A #GN #LGBT #DVArt

Heartstopper x Only Yesterday What if someone found you remarkable when you felt invisible? Introverted demisexual Sera discovers at her reunion that track star Reese secretly liked her in high school. A gentle sapphic #RomCom about second chances. #DVPit #YA #A #GN #LGBT #DVArt

For fans of Heartstopper and Only Yesterday: FALSE START is a gentle, second-chance sapphic #RomCom about discovering your worth. When introverted demisexual Sera learns at a reunion that track star Reese secretly adored her, she reconnects to find out what Reese saw in her. #DVPit #YA #A #GN #LGBT

#DVParty day 6: hype your next project I’m working on a new illustrated kids book retelling of Natsume Souseki’s classic I Am A Cat (吾輩はねこである) so new generations can love this story as well ❤️🐈‍⬛🐈

DVParty day 5: playlist for your story I wanted to fit all of the songs I have from my False Start playlist, but here are just a few of the songs that capture Sera and Reese’s story and feelings quite well ☺️ #DVParty #LGBT #YA #GN #RomCom #graphicnovel

DVParty day 4: False Start as a meme Here are Reese and Sera as memes basically 😆 #DVParty #LGBT #YA #GN #RomCom #graphicnovel

DVParty Day 3! My graphic novel script is written out in a different way than a book, so instead here’s a messy rough pencil draft of some of the first lines sketched out! #DVParty #LGBT #YA #GN #RomCom

DVParty Day 2: introduce your characters! Meet Sera and Reese! They were track teammates in high school and reconnected at their ten year high school reunion. #DVParty #LGBT #YA #GN #RomCom

Some art for my cute soft romcom graphic novel False Start! There’s a three-color motif for the story using yellow for the MC Sera, blue for Reese, and pink for some sweet moments. There are watercolor flashbacks too! #DVParty #LGBT #YA #GN #RomCom

Only Yesterday x Bloom + Cherry Magic When hints at a high school reunion suggest that her track teammate harbored used to like her, introverted Sera takes a chance to explore a connection she never knew existed that may rewrite everything she believed about herself. #preDV #LGBT #YA #GN #RomCom

Made some badges to give away at SPX to people who are part of the 3/4 angle face club (of which I’m a part of that wasn’t clear from my business card 😂 whoops)

Workin on some gorls

Drafting some pages and hoping future me isn’t gonna be mad at the lack of detail in some panels 😂 #graphicnovel #WIP #ocsky

I miss these little guys from my old teddy bear comic 🥺 RIP smackjeeves you were a real one

Mae Review of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me: Is guuud! Adore the crisp lines, the coloring, the breathing room for expressions and feelings. The palpable tension. Overall very good and the story hit really hard. Everyone’s got some kinda Laura in their life,,, 😩

The horrors persist but I can at least draw my little guys having a good time