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Good Hats

As part of my never-ending search for visual reference material, I came upon Voyage pittoresque de la Grèce, by Count Marie Gabriel Florent Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier, published in 1782, or maybe 1822, or maybe both (it's a multi-volume work). It's not perfectly clear to me who is responsib...

What is "Delilah Dirk Four?"

Delilah Dirk Four (or "DD4") will be the fourth book in a series of graphic novels about Delilah Dirk, 19th-century Europe’s premier brash lady adventurer, an international mistress of swordsmanship, master of blade-based conflict resolution and/or instigation. She has a distaste for being cooped-up and a soft spot for good tea.

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DD4 Update: Jan 4, 2021

I was watching a Fortnite stream last night, wherein the streamers were talking about the process of learning improv and stand-up comedy. They said, “things will be bad until they’re good.” Delilah Dirk 4, too...

Necessary Questions for a "Mid-Career" Author ("Have I Been Owned?)

This is PART SEVEN(!) of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

Years ago, when I was first entertaining the idea of dipping my toes in the publishing world, there was no mistaking it: there was self-publishing (or “vanity ...

Financing a Graphic Novel

This is PART SIX of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

In Parts One and Two, I investigated the methods with which I made the first three Delilah Dirk books. In Part Three, how I could afford all the time I needed for tho...

Creative Strategies to Fend Off Misery and Stagnation

This is PART FIVE of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

The last time I made a graphic novel was Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules. I like that book. I’m proud of how it turned out. I look at it now, years later,...

New Goals for a New Book

This is PART FOUR of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

What am I trying to accomplish with Delilah Dirk 4, and what do I want to to be different about the process of getting there? How will I gauge its success...

The Finances of Making a Graphic Novel

This is PART THREE of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

How does someone afford to take the time to make a 200-page graphic novel? The project can take years, and that’s a long time to go without a reliable ...

Making a Graphic Novel: The Iterative Process

This is PART TWO of a series of posts about preparing to make DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

All my previous comics experience had involved working in small chunks, and now I was embarking on the task of writing and illustrating one long 200-pa...

Starting Small

This is PART ONE of a series of posts about preparing for DELILAH DIRK BOOK FOUR, a new graphic novel.

I’m ready to start work on Delilah Dirk Four (DD4). I have a story outline I like, a number of scenes worth trying, some places I’d like to go...