How to be a Mangaka, part 4: Writing the NAME

Wednesday August 05, 2015 by
☆彡　Click here for a list of all of the posts in this series. *^_^* Oh my. I’m sitting here, just after midnight, fully aware that it’s my birthday. My 35th birthday, actually. I don’t feel that age at all, or at least not what I imagined that age to be when I was younger (I
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Here comes Jamieism Pro(ductions)!

Friday February 27, 2015 by
It’s scary, I have to admit it. Nothing is safe, nothing is sane. If I don’t make enough to live, then I’ll be kicked out of the room that I’m renting, and then what will happen? But.. I’ve decided to take a huge gamble! It’s now or never, and I am really tired and stressed-out
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My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy!

Thursday February 19, 2015 by
I tried to imitate Grace’s style… did I succeed? It sort of ended up halfway in-between our styles, lol. I’m no master imitator like that guy who did those Sailor Moon portraits, that’s for sure! Oh, wait, what was I talking about? This is going to sound really advertise-y, but I’m not getting paid for
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This notebook holds all my secrets.

Monday January 12, 2015 by
I’m sitting here this morning over breakfast, and wondering exactly what I was going to write about today. Ah, that’s right! Announcement!! Well, there are a few, and they are all comic-related! (17 hours later) …. Oh dear, I’ve had this post open all day, and I was thinking about what picture to use. I
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All the FEELS!

Wednesday June 11, 2014 by
This has been a learning experience. HAS IT EVER! I’m filled to the brim with all sorts of feelings. Feels. Emotion, overflowing and tipping over the edge of ME,  rendering me incapable of stringing two words together for hours on end. So this is how it feels to finish something that you’ve been working on
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How to be a Mangaka, part 3: International Manga contests

Thursday May 15, 2014 by
☆彡　Click here for a list of all of the posts in this series. *^_^* In the first part of this series, I talked about the paths that an aspiring mangaka in Japan can take to get published and finally work as a real, full-fledged manga artist. There are a few ways to go about it,
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How to be a Mangaka, part 2: Learn the tools!

Wednesday February 05, 2014 by
☆　Part one was written a LONG time ago, but I was finally inspired to continue this series! You can read part one here. 🙂 I finally reached part 30 of my manga assistant chronicle, where I pass the 6th month mark of working for Konomi-sensei on The New Prince of Tennis, and chapter 1 finally
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