With Sarah down south helping out her brother and with no job to lock in a chunk of my time every day my sleep schedule has gone wonky. I used to go to bed at about 7 pm and wake up at about 3 am – enough time to do some art and chores and eat and shower before going to work. The cats would usually wake me up once in the middle of the night to be fed but I’d just go back to sleep after filling their bowls.
I’m still going to bed at 7ish but when the cats wake me up for food in the middle of the night. I’m not as inclined to go back to sleep. I can do a little artwork. Catch up on a chore. Do some physical therapy exercises. I can always take a nap later. I love a nap. The cats love it when I take a nap. They climb on and fall asleep with me. I’d take naps on my work days if I had time. My only rule is that can’t nap between noon and seven. I’d never get anything done then. Uh. Right.
| Project | Count | Complete |
| Outland Saints (comic) | 40 pages | 12 pages |
| John Bell’s Oz Book (illustrations) | 27 illustrations | 20 illustrations |
| Mighty Nizz: Getting Dressed (comic) – 18 pages | 18 pages | 5 pages |
| Mighty Nizz: Tarot Deck (tarot deck) | 78 cards | 4 cards |
| Skookworks Webstore | 248 designs | new store in progress |
| Sunk Cost Elegy (comic) | 120 pages (tentative) | |
| The Surrilana Depths (comic) | 200 pages (tentative) | |
| Daughter of Spiders (illustrated short story series) – number of stories, word count and number of illustrations to be determined. | ||
| Colonial Cthulhu (Keeper’s and Companions Manuals) | 2 covers | 2 covers! DONE! |
| Observations (comic) | 8 pages | DONE! Now I have to figure out what to do with this story. It was originally intended for Strange Aeons magazine but that’s no longer being published. |
Initially I planned to remove projects from my work-in-progress spreadsheet. What’s done is done, right? But, when I went to remove the Colonial Cthulhu covers and the Observations entries I changed my mind. Having some finished projects on the chart is more satisfying than just seeing all the work that still needs to be done. I already know I won’t get everything done this year (not even close) but it can’t hurt to remind myself of what I have managed to complete.
And speaking of complete – Adam Crossingham, the necromancer behind Sixtystone Press has given me permission to share those cover images on social media. I did that last week. If you follow one of my feeds you might have already seen them. Posts/newsletters are more permanent (as if anything online is permanent) than social media feeds so I’m reposting the illustrations here.
This is the cover illustration for the ashcan edition of the Colonial Cthulhu Keepers Manual.
And this is the cover illustration for the ashcan edition of the Colonial Cthulhu Companions Manual.
Both of these books are in the process of being written and edited. I did some interior illustrations for them awhile back so my work isn’t just on the cover. I’ll post links when they are available for purchase.
Stay frisky! See you next Monday!
Once I stopped working and devoted my time to packing up (or getting rid of) everything I own, my sense of time (and sleep schedule) also went wonky. I tend to take a nap every day. The best thing I can tell you is to try not to nap for more than 1 hour in the daytime, because then it’s a lot harder to sleep at night.
Love These David and the black, white, gray balance looks perfect on this screen! Go Figure!