Welcome to Manic Network!

Here, you will find like-minded individuals who know how difficult it is to juggle not only creating the story, but illustrating it as well. When you as the writer are also the illustrator, you find a certain amount of freedom to draw what you want, what your inner-eye sees. But with that freedom comes the blind-sidedness of only one perspective, your own. As a group, we can offer that unique second perspective and help unleash a story's true potential. I hope you can learn from the members here as well as teach others a thing or two about the art of story-telling.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Celebrity Clerk: A Cartoon Collection of Corner Store Satire



Greetings all!! I am very happy to say that the first collection of Celebrity Clerks is now available at Kindle ebooks !! It's been live on the site since last Monday, and I've been busy promoting it shamelessly at Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and email campaigns. Starting to get some word of text buzz going.
Any other promotion or marketing suggestions are welcome. Of course re-blogging this post will be very much appreciated.



Celebrity Clerks Kindle ebook link.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

A stroll though the park


Yes, it certainly feels like winter's just around the corner.


Kirk

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Jim Brenneman Google+ banner art

I haven't posted anything in a little while. Here's a recent piece I put together for my Google+ page.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Greetings!!

Might anyone give me some tips on writing a book introduction ? I have collected a bunch of my single panel cartoon strip, Celebrity CLerks to uplaod to Createspace and then on to Amazon and Kindle, but have flusterated myself in to paralysis writing a pithy, interesting intro. Ig you are familiar with the strip, I would appreciated any assistance. I have been spinning my wheels on this for a week, and need fresh eyes. Pls email me at mikescartoons@hotmail.com


Thank you in advance.

Mike

Monday, October 24, 2011

Saturday, September 17, 2011

'Strangers in the Stable' ... my latest book illustration projet completed.

I don't post here often, because my schedule is filled with more than children's book illustration, however, my latest project was for a Christmas early reader, and now that the publisher has sent the files to the printer, now I can share.

This was my first kid's book illustrated purely digitally, so it was quite an experience. I normally only paint digitally for novels and some older kid's genres, like MG or YA (which are only sometimes illustrated).

Strangers in the Stable, by Jim Laughter and 4RV Publishing, is a charming twist to the traditional Christmas tale, which makes me doubly honored to have been the illustrator. Now, for a peek at the illos:

The stores and shops teemed with life,
and people lined up at tables in the marketsquare,
signed books, and paid money to
men in flowing red robes and shiny hats.
Finally, three more men entered from out
of the night. Kings, the people called them.
They carried gifts and laid them before the
child and his parents.
The kids got to know the young family,
and even Young Billy became friends with
Mary.
If you're interested in seeing the original cover I created for this book, and read why I changed it at literally the last minute, check out my latest 4RV newsletter post.
If your thinking on buying a few copies for Christmas, pre-orders are being accepted now on the 4RV Publishing catalog site.




Until next time,

Aidana WillowRaven

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Hi


Thanks for the invite to the group. It is nice to be here.