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Howdy!
Welcome
to this special update!
It's a special day today. Our High Flying Princess has reached the 48% on day 4 of our campaign. I think it's a reflection of the appeal of this special project. But there's a fun kind of special about today to accompany a variety of more serious commemorations. Today is a day for such characters as . . .
A.L.F., E.T., Ford Prefect, J'onn J'onzz, Mork, Sonic the Hedgehog, Starfire, Supegirl, Superman and The Transformers - to name a few.
It's Invite an Alien to Live with You Day!
Invite An Alien To Live With You Day is celebrated every year on July 21, to remember the four season run of the show Mork & Mindy (1978 - 1982) Starring Pam Dawber and Robin Williams. I barely remember this show about an alien, Mork (Williams) from the planet Ork visits Earth to study human behavior. Traveling to late '70s Boulder, Colorado in his egg-shaped spacecraft, he is befriended by a young journalist, the titular Mindy, who lets him live in her house. The show revolves around the at-the-time-obscure Williams’ hilarious portrayal of a bumbling alien trying to understand Earth culture. He'd sum-up the lesson of each episode in a dispatch to his home planet. The show was a hit and kicked off this extremely nerdy holiday.
Perfect for Lucy Veloz who has an alien encounter of her own. One which has her inviting her an adorable alien to live in her very own Sci-Fi Castle. These parallels were too sweat to ignore so I thought I'd share a couple of early character designs for our extraterrestrial house guest.
Added
to that, I thought I'd
also share this video. It's depicts the last illustration I created
for this finished book.
PS: I'd announced that the early-bird specials were ending last night, but I've quietly kept them in place. So those discounts will remain at least until sometime this evening.
Let me also share another reason to visit Crowdfundr today!
Three Bee
Honey is middle grade graphic novel about a young worker bee who
struggles to fit in and must choose between her passion for music and
her loyalty to her endangered hive. Fans of Rollergirl by Victoria
Jamieson and Click by Kayla Miller would enjoy this book.
Desi and Jon St. Amant are a husband and wife team of creatives, parents, beekeepers, and educators. They are the final members of the Kids Comics Unite Crowdfunding Crucible to launch their campaign. The Crowdfunding Crucible was the 6 week program which I has the good fortune to develop and teach for the express purpose of quickly preparing creators for the #KidsCreator spotlight these campaigns are participating in.
The
first of our Crucible campaigns is doing wonderfully: The Adventures of
Nicki and Ricky: Baffling Birds! - Comics for Young Naturalists
is perched happily at 152% with 15 days to go. Our second member
quietly launched Making
Ever-After: A Story on Little Mouse Feet about a week
ago, currently at 83% with 22 days to go, this campaign has a lot to
offer from a seasoned Children's Book illustrator. So we return to
Three Bee Honey who on day 1 has already passed the 30%
mark and looks adorable.
These are just the campaign I had a direct hand in preparing. There are more by fellow creators from the Kids Comics Unite community, all of which are worth a first and second look. You'll be surprised by what's being offered; not just in terms of quality and kind of book, but additional perks like custom art & prints to one-on-one calls will literary agents, editors and other pros.
I'm usually a last-minute-shopper - especially when it comes to holiday gifts, but that's already changed for those who I know enjoy a good read. I hope you'll feel similarly after reading (or skimming - no judgement) this update. I'm not the only creator out there working to have their art seen and appreciated, it's important to me that others also have a chance to see such new and inspiring works. Best of all there are many ways to stand-up-for & support the work of creators all around you. Especially those who are doing the work of inspiring and educating a next generation with their efforts. Simplest of all, support is as simple as a share.
So if you've no plans to invite a alien over, then maybe a click and a share will do the trick.
Have a great weekend!
PLUGO
