At this point…
November 5, 2008
I feel like I will never find a publisher. I’ve been trying for a while and I just can’t get anybody to help me. They tell me they like my work a lot but then always tell me they are too busy or that their company is too full. The latest rejection from Top Shelf says that the economy is too bad. It’s been completely flattening to me lately. I see what all the new comics are as they come out and I can’t believe a lot of this stuff is in print! So much of what’s being done today is complete crap. Boring, with no edge to it and no soul. I don’t want to fail. I have to do this. But, nobody will give me a chance. It’s all I need.
Who knows what will become of me.
In other news: remember that art show that I took part in? Well, Somebody stole my paintings! Good things, right? Just mine. I would have sold them for cheap too. I don’t really know how to handle it.
I know the feeling Noah. Right now I feel completely helpless. Ethan put in alot of hard work just like you and he was fortunate enough to fing employment in the art industry. I don’t know much about the industry but I haven’t done anything with my art because I worry that no one would want it. I really think you should stick with it though because you are very talented and creative, not to mention hilarious. It seems that our entire family for the most part is struggling right now, but I have a feeling that times will change and the economy will improve. Hone your skills and keep doing what you are doing and your time will come.
Oh, and as for your paintings that were stolen- look at that as a positive. At least you know now that someone likes what you do enough to commit a crime for it.
Noah, I’m calling you in a few minutes. I hope you’re around.
EVS
I think a lot of *no* before the *yes* is pretty much the rule with trying to find a publisher. Ya gotta keep at it, though, because you *know* you’re good.
Love,
Mom
Noah!
No one ever steals my stuff, even when I leave it out in plain sight. You’ve been complimented in an underhanded way. I suspect that you notified the polizei of this dastardly crime? And perhaps you have considered making a claim against the storeowner’s insurance policy where the exhibit occurred? Fresh courage take, my son. Keep the faith and press forward. The world needs your good humor. Apparently, it’s all about how you “package” and market yourself. Of course, as you can see, I’m no expert. Rejection is my virus. However, the Lord feeds me and keeps me cheerful. I love you.
All-fed Lord Holiday