hard not to simply kill a character off in order to garner a reaction from the reader, which sadly, I have done numerous times. It’s a hard habit to break! GS: Sara you have worked on many other comics and Alex you have a really interesting blog up and running. Can you tell us some more about your past projects and experiences? SD: ‘Promises’ the short story I illustrated for Bayou Arcana: Songs of Loss and Redemption was my break into the UK Small Press scene; I met so many other creators and learnt so much about the process that fuelled my excitement and enthusiasm for making comics. With the announcement of my involvement in Bayou Arcana and glimpses of work on my blog, other opportunities started appearing. I was commissioned to provide a short comic for the RPG Dark Harvest: Legacy of Frankenstein, and numerous illustrations and logos for them since.I also volunteered to illustrate ‘Red Riding Hood’ in Into the Woods: A Fairytale Anthology, and the short story ‘Moving Day’ in Sugar Glider Stories 2. Currently I’ve three comic projects on the go, one being Impossible Crossing of course, the other two I can’t talk about yet! AB: My blog is a means to get my opinion on the latest film and TV out there, and vent if I’m frustrated! There are links on there to a couple of stories I wrote about Batman (and the rest of the Bat-family), which are more for me than anything else. They’re not brilliant but they helped me refine my writing skills, and if DC ever
come a-calling they’re ready and waiting…
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self. Get involved in anthologies, they’re a great start up to meet like-minded people and showcase your work! Always be creating something, whether it’s a commission or a personal project. Practice your craft and then share it! If you put in long hours of hard work that dedication will show and people will pick you up on it! This is a tough gig to get into; I myself have only scraped the very surface! I’m still working a part-time job to pay the bills and freelancing on the side. I would hope that in 10 years time I’ll be able to make a living solely from my illustration! It may be hard, stressful and at times scary, but once you have a completed book in your hands (or uploaded online) it’s so, so very satisfying! So keep going!! AB: Sara summed it up there, really. As for where I am in ten years time, I would hope to have at least one book on the ?????Q???????????????????Q???%?????????
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