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A newsletter where I share my art, stories and ideas, arriving once a month.
Most recent letters
Hibernation Contemplation
As the nights draw in, I’m learning the value of some intentional wintering.
• 3 minute read
Goals vs Systems (Part II)
How I use systems to power my creative work and be productive and fulfilled.
• 5 minute read
Visual Storytelling (in Three Acts)
A step-by-step guide to the many choices a filmmaker or comics artist makes in telling a story.
• 8 minute read
Aquanimity
The power of radical acceptance; or - what I talk about when I talk about swimming
• 3 minute read
The Storytelling Stick
Sticks, Twitches, Gifts and Touchstones — let me show you how these simple devices can make your stories rich with meaning.
• 3 minute read
Poor Miss Lonely Hearts
Let me tell you about The Golden Action — visual storytelling at its most creative and potent.
• 4 minute read
Making The Invisible Visible
I attempt to explain visual storytelling - with emojis! 🤯
• 5 minute read
The Way You Do It
Something for the artists who strive to be interesting and original.
• 4 minute read
Ink and Inspiration
New drawings from my latest sketchbook and inspiring quotes from great artists to spark your creativity.
• 2 minute read
Sometimes You Have To See It, To See It
I’m excited to reveal a new creative storytelling project and a pop-up newsletter!
• 3 minute read
Instantaneous Paper Rebellion!
In praise of a medium that is at once unmeasurable, hopelessly unscalable and algorithmically unfathomable.
• 4 minute read
Taking The Boat Out
The unexpected benefits of writing and drawing short stories and some advice from the masters.
• 5 minute read
New Shoots
On creative bereavement and new beginnings - plus some important announcements about this newsletter.
• 4 minute read