I think this yearly list of “books I read” has always been more for me than any audience, but it’s a full-blown habit now, so… Here we go again! (All my previous Year In Books posts, if y...
https://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2019/02/01/my-year-in-books-2018/
Let’s get reflective! 2017 was a busy year, and 2018 was no different. My son turned one, my sister got married, we camped three times (one excursion was a backpacking trip covering 15 miles wi...
https://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2019/01/03/2018-productivity/
At the end of every year, my social media feeds fill with productive creative people touting how much work they’ve done in the past 365 days. Seeing how much everyone has accomplished, it’s v...
https://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2018/02/22/2017-productivity/
It’s that time again! Time to review the last year’s reading habits. Each year, I track what I read. I post the list here. I jot down some thoughts, and then I rinse and repeat year after yea...
https://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2018/01/18/my-year-in-books-2017/
I’ve been a comic book editor for seven years. Five years at Dark Horse Comics, one at Stela, and one as a freelance editor, roughly. In that time, I worked on 59 graphic novels and more than 2...
https://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2017/12/21/writing-news-winter-2017/
I have a love/hate relationship with year end “Best Of” lists. I love them, because I’m curious to see what books, movies, TV shows, styles of yogurts, sweatpants, and cute puppy videos are...
https://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2017/01/04/my-year-in-books-2016/
For the past year, I’ve worked from home as the senior editor at Stela. Toiling away at the desk in my home office gave me unique insight into the day-to-day of the talented writers, artists, c...
https://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2016/10/17/the-dawning-of-a-new-professional-era/
In 2015, thanks to a very kind introduction from Marvel Talent Relations Manager Rickey Purdin, I was invited to be a guest at Comics Uncovered, an intimate aspiring comic creator seminar attache...
https://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2016/10/08/breaking-in-advice-on-starting-a-career-in-comics/
New York Times Bestselling author Fred Van Lente—who I’ve had the pleasure of working with on Resurrectionists, Brain Boy, Project Black Sky, new editions of his Action Philosophers and The S...
https://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2016/04/28/fred-van-lentes-five-comic-making-mistakes/
Continuing my tradition of making a “Here’s What I Read Last Year” list instead of a “Best Books of the Past Year” list—I’m super envious of those folks who have the ability to cons...
https://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2016/02/15/my-year-in-books-2015/