Vegemite Parrot

May 30, 2017

I revise a short comic that I’ve revisited & adapted for my graphic novel Oh Brother. See how I’ve adapted the story and my style has changed over the years.

My Go-To Story

May 18, 2017

My favourite “Rob” story to tell up has always been about the time that he introduced us to our next door neighbours (who are were very kind and lovely people).

Good Ripping Material

May 3, 2017

One of my brother’s favourite things to do growing up was rip paper into equal sized strips. Unfortunately for my book collection, he didn’t mind where he got his source material from.

Good Reads // March & April

April 29, 2017

My top reads for March & April 2017.

Harry

April 19, 2017

About a year ago, almost to the day, our family dog Harry passed away. Harry was super important to me growing up and was a big part of childhood. I’m so glad that I’m able to remember him in my writing.

The Burrow

April 13, 2017

During March this year I was invited to work and live out of a studio apartment in Norwood, South Australia for three weeks by the May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust (MGCLT). I had been awarded the Ian Wilson Memorial Fellowship (in fact I was the inaugural winner) for unpublished authors. So I packed up my things and got ready for an adventure.

Autism in Film part 2

April 12, 2017

Part 2 of how I see autism represented in film.

Mentor Pals // Part Two // Mandy Ord

April 4, 2017

Last week I showed excerpts from my sketchbook with Pat Grant, so this week I thought I'd show some of the work I did with Mandy Ord.

Mentor Pals // Part One // Pat Grant

March 28, 2017

Have a sneak peek at some pages from a sketchbook I shared with one of my mentors, Pat Grant, while working on my Oh Brother project.

Writing autobio comics

March 21, 2017

Reposting of a blog post I wrote a few years ago for Writers SA about writing autobio comics. Just sharing a few tips and thoughts I’ve had about making autobio comics.

Apr 29, 2023

Oh Brother Prep work, Part 2: Getting Emotional

Following on from my last post about how the design of the characters in my graphic novel, Oh Brother, have changed over the 7-ish years I’ve been working on the book, this post is about my absolute favourite thing: drawing emotions!

Feb 1, 2023

Oh Brother thumbnails finished!

Last year I spent most of my studio time working on re-drawing my Oh Brother thumbnails for my publisher. I have now finished and it’s finally starting to feel like a real book.

Jan 27, 2023

Drawing Buddies - January Challenge

This year my pal Jake and I are being drawing buddies. Each month we’re going to take on a different drawing challenge together. This month we had a go at drawing each other’s characters.

Jan 24, 2023

My Top Reads of 2022

According to my book tracker app, I read 128 books last year. Here is a list of my absolute top reads for 2022 (and the reasons why I liked them).

Nov 10, 2022

Oh Brother Update 2022

Back in 2016, I started work on a project I thought would take me a year (hah!). Flash forward to 2022 where I’m working with multiple editors at Penguin Random House to publish the book in 4 different territories.

Feb 17, 2017

Week fifty two - I'm all Thumbs

An update on how the book is going and step-by-step description of turning my script (words) into thumbnails (very basic drawings).

Jun 29, 2023

Oh Brother Prep work, Part 3: Pushing Poses

Following on from my previous posts about designing my characters and then practicing drawing their emotions, I had one final task: to practice drawing these characters in different poses!

Mar 29, 2023

Oh Brother Prep work, Part 1: Building Character

The first thing I do when starting on a comic project is create the characters and draw up character reference sheets. Have a look at how the Oh Brother characters have developed over the 6 years I’ve been working on the book.

Dec 31, 2022

Map-Making

One of my very first loves was map-making: as a kid, they were one of my favourite things to draw. I would make maps of treasure islands, maps of our neighbourhood and maps of my bedroom.

Dec 23, 2022

Death

Here, for your reading enjoyment, is one of my early “published” works (from when I was 7). Probably one of my more experimental pieces of writing, but still incredibly influenced by the works of Terry Pratchett. The story is intriguingly titled "Death".

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