H. Gorlitz Scott's Blog: Newletter, page 6

[Dragonmun Studios] OMG, It’s Starting to Look Like a Book!

This month's newsletter is late because something really exciting was on a mail truck, heading to my house, and I wanted to share it with you all!

Right there, in the image at the top of the newsletter, is the printed draft of the Sivoa: Zenith manuscript! I'm going to attack that brain baby with so much red ink in what will be the first of many rounds of book editing. I'm so excited!

Unfortunately, this does not mean that I have a release date yet. Editing is a process that takes a long time, and...

[Dragonmun Studios] Photographic Evidence

Remember that resolution to try and be more active about capturing memories? Well, I both did and did not remember to do this. I've successfully remembered to capture personal moments (like my daughter getting her summer haircut), but I've really slacked when it came to MegaCon.

To be fair, I did commemorate the adoption of one of my original brain babies and I did snap WiP photos of the red dragon that I was working on there, so it didn't go by totally undocumented. That convention was intense. ...

[Dragonmun Studios] A Quick MegaCon Update

Thank you for letting me into your mailbox a second time this month! I received my table placement and map for MegaCon 2022 and am sending links to the floorplan as I've promised I would. 

My Dragonmun Studios booth will be at Artist Alley table AA57. Information for that can be found here. It's looking like the easiest way to get to the artist area is to go along the left wall of the hall after ticketing. The PDF we were sent can be found at here. Please be aware that the show hours on there are...

[Dragonmun Studios] Remember the Mayhem!

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[Dragonmun Studios] Patreonizing Events

Last month I realized that I had a social media addiction and decided that it wasn't doing my mental health any good. Though I couldn't axe it completely, I cut back on it in many ways and I have to say that I am doing a lot better in my personal headspace. The ideas are flowing again and I'm starting to figure out how to maintain a proper schedule once more. This seems to have allowed me to work on writing/art around the home remodeling and family stuff! I suppose I didn't realize just how much...

[Dragonmun Studios] Slowly Marching Away From Social Media

It's really kind of hard to be in an industry that panders to whim more than necessity. As you all know, Lannie and I released a children's book on February 24th - which was her adorable kiddo's first birthday. It was also the day that Russia attacked Ukraine. All of a year's worth of build-up/planning and months worth of organic marketing just *poof* vanished in the flood of people taking to social media (and Facebook in particular) to share their usual brands of panic, outrage, and vitriol. My...

[Dragonmun Studios] When Goblins Puppysit is out!

(Who let the dog out?!)

Thank you for letting me into your inbox for a second time this month. 🥰

As promised in previous emails, I am emailing with the price and release information on the children's book, When Goblins Puppysit! It's $9.99 on Amazon and available today! 

Won't lie, I kind of can't believe I'm sending this because I've been working on this project so long and It's finally here! Ahhhhh!!! *happy dance*
 

Buy your copy by clicking here!

We went with Amazon mostly out of familiarity and e...

[Dragonmun Studios] Pictures and Words

I never remember that people jump into January with extreme gusto… and I totally should because I get swept away in the tide of it every single time. This is all to say that I've been incredibly busy during a month that I thought I'd be able to take a little bit of time to focus on self care. Whoops. 😅

Regarding the stuff that I can talk about, I was asked to make a map charting the life of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. While I don't know exactly where, this map will be featured in an exhibit ded...

[Dragonmun Studios] A Whole Mess of Twos

Happy 2022! All these twos must be affecting my brain because I've been two days late with my regularly scheduled content since the year started. 😅

I want to blame the cheese, but in truth it's because I've been overwhelmed with the move into my new house and the death of a dear friend. In fact, I've been using the move to dive mindlessly into physical labor and turn off my feelings - which bit me in the ass earlier this week when I realized that I hadn't even started on my Patreon update. I open...

[Dragonmun Studios] A (Next) Year In The Books

I never get tired of opening boxes like this.

While I didn't technically "win" the NaNoWriMo again this year, I've been extremely successful with it. Sivoa: Zenith now has as many words as Sivoa: Sunrise and the ending is actually written. I just need to fill in some plot holes and write in some scene connectors before it's onto the editing phase. I forgot how exciting it is to be this close to the finish line!

Heck, I'm feeling this on two fronts!

The children's book I've been working on is approa...