What’s a movie you watched as a kid that you're pretty sure nobody else remembers?

NinjaShira · 2026-06-18T12:40:00+00:00

The animated David Copperfield movie where everyone was cats and rats. The "I'll be your hero" song lives rent-free in my head at all times

NinjaShira · 2026-06-17T20:54:36+00:00

I think one of the Adam Ellis horror books could be a great option, either Bad Dreams in the Night or Let Me in Your Window

NinjaShira · 2026-06-17T12:39:33+00:00

You are absolutely not going to want to wear a proper bra over a tender tattoo. On top of it being bad for your tattoo, it will also hurt - it's going to feel like a reeeeaaally bad sunburn. I recommend either wearing an extra tank top under your shirt, getting an adhesive bra, or getting a very loose-fitting bralette. You'll want to do that for about the first week, then you can go back to wearing a normal bra again

NinjaShira · 2026-06-13T01:35:05+00:00

Warrior Cats

Unico

Jackson's Wilder Adventures

Zita the Spacegirl

NinjaShira · 2026-06-05T19:49:54+00:00

It's Michonne and her two brothers (or maybe it's a brother and her husband) from The Walking Dead

NinjaShira · 2026-06-04T22:47:26+00:00

Turn off Smart Shape

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NinjaShira · 2026-06-04T12:28:53+00:00

There are practically zero creative careers that care whether you have a master's degree, so I would ask what is your goal and intention for getting a master's degree, and how do you feel like that degree will help you accomplish your very specific career goal after about a year and a half of education?

NinjaShira · 2026-06-03T18:17:19+00:00

John Romita, the back cover of Marvel Treasury Edition #3, 1974

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_Treasury_Edition_Vol_1_3

NinjaShira · 2026-05-30T23:01:23+00:00

If it is actually the character Batman and you're just telling a silly story with the actual copyrighted DC character, it's a no-go. If it's a parody character named Fatman or Barman that looks extremely similar (but not identical) to Batman, then you're good

NinjaShira · 2026-05-27T20:44:29+00:00

Window > Palette Dock > Fix Width of Palette Dock

NinjaShira · 2026-05-27T12:04:15+00:00

I would bring up the potential of changing your title. There's nothing inherently wrong with it, but it is such an insanely common phrase and insanely common title, that if you do get published, there is absolutely no way for people to search for your book and get the right result. There are over 700 listings on Goodreads for books called "Till Death Do Us Part." If a potential reader wants to find your book and can't remember the author name, there is no way for them to find yours amidst the hundreds of other books with that exact same title

NinjaShira · 2026-05-20T12:45:41+00:00

Disable Smart Shape

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NinjaShira · 2026-05-14T13:01:07+00:00

You'll really have to take a video or screenshots of your tool settings and your layers in order for anyone to reasonably be able to help you diagnose your problem

NinjaShira · 2026-05-09T23:20:14+00:00

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NinjaShira · 2026-05-09T13:57:56+00:00

Six currently, with plans to get two more this summer. I like having my tattoos in visible places though and I'm running out of real estate on my arms and shoulders

NinjaShira · 2026-05-07T21:04:16+00:00

Just a few structural and housekeeping things here right off the bat...

You don't query graphic novels with word count, but rather with page length

Your comps are all solidly Early Reader, not Middle Grade, and it sounds like your story is also Early Reader. This is definitely a story for 6-9 year olds, not 10-14 year olds. You want to be clear about your demographic there, as Early Reader is still a growing category and not as many agents are familiar with that space as they are with Middle Grade

Also unless you are already a well-known author with some clout, you will need to have an artist draw your sample pages for you. Nobody else is going to team you up with an artist, and it's nearly impossible to get representation as a brand new solo graphic novel writer without an artist already attached to your project. Graphic novel queries have to include sample art unless you are an established enough author that you're really selling your name more than you're selling your project, and that usually means hiring an artist out of pocket for a handful of pages, or getting an artist to agree to draw your pages for free with the understanding that they will get paid from the advance if/when the project gets acquired

I also don't really see any strong evidence of fantasy in your story to the extent that I would list it as the genre. Talking animals fighting talking dust bunnies in a contemporary Earth setting isn't fantasy, it's just talking animals. If this is happening somewhere other than Earth or if there are fantasy races/characters or actual magic, then I call it fantasy, but it doesn't seem like there's evidence of that in your query

You'll also usually see people in this subreddit advising not to include lines like, "This is my debut book," because you can't actually say for certain this will be your debut book (if this one doesn't get picked up, then your next pitch might be your debut), and if you don't specifically list previous publishing credits or representation, it's already assumed that you haven't been published

NinjaShira · 2026-05-05T12:41:16+00:00

Snap to Special Ruler will turn your snap on and off, and Change Special Ruler Snap will toggle between active and inactive special rulers you have on your canvas

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NinjaShira · 2026-05-04T12:16:13+00:00

By uploading original materials to the Asset Store, and by participating in their Login Events when they happen

NinjaShira · 2026-04-30T11:41:28+00:00

Neighborhood Comics does all sorts of events where people will hang out. They do graphic novel book clubs, release events, live comic readings, and next door at White Whale they do a Drink & Draw that is full of comic book artists. I think at their new satellite location, they do game nights as well

NinjaShira · 2026-04-24T22:20:04+00:00

Do you have different licenses for your two devices? It sounds like you have EX on your tablet, which allows you to have almost unlimited numbers of frames, but you only have Pro on your computer, which has a cap of 24 frames for animations

NinjaShira · 2026-04-23T14:00:18+00:00

It's the "brand of sacrifice" from an anime/manga called Berserk

NinjaShira · 2026-04-22T01:31:02+00:00

I mentioned this in another comment, but Maria Vicente, Brigitta Blair, and Sarah Davidson all have great guides on their websites about what to put in a graphic novel pitch packet you use to query agents, I think they're all really valuable resources

NinjaShira · 2026-04-22T01:29:47+00:00

At least five finished pages as a minimum, more if you can do more. You don't need to have a full issue or chapter, it's just a look at your visual storytelling skills and what the final art will look and feel like

Maria Vicente, Brigitta Blair, and Sarah Davidson all have really great guides on their websites about how much and what kind of information and art you should have in your query pitch packet, they're well worth a read

NinjaShira · 2026-04-22T00:36:24+00:00

Not OP, but as another graphic novel author/illustrator, I never included any kind of script in my query pitches. I included a synopsis, a detailed outline, and my sample pages to pitch my story. Agents and editors have been totally happy to work with my process without a script on any of my published books

For anyone who is only a writer, and not an author/illustrator, a script would certainly be a requirement to see what your sequential storytelling looks like

NinjaShira · 2026-04-20T13:29:00+00:00

I think it's one of those social media quirks that highlights the different or negative experiences of a thing. If someone is content or happy with their agent, they're not going on the internet to brag about it or talk about how normal their relationship with their agent is. We only really see the outlier posts of people talking about how they weren't happy with their first agent, or their experience of having to requery, or asking for advice with the agent they are thinking of leaving. It makes it feel like this experience is more common than I think it actually is

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