Hey, I've finally figured out just what my problem is. And it only took me 30 years. Lately I've been reading a lot of webcomics and listening to a lot of podcasts about webcomics, leading (inevitably) to me wanting to get back to creating a webcomic again. Folks who have been with me for a while will no doubt remember how Ronee and I did one (Work ( Read more... )

Today I had to take two parts of the PRAXIS exam (the tests for teachers, at least here in Louisiana -- I don't know about elsewhere in the country). Fortunately, my ACT score was high enough to exempt me from the PRAXIS I test, so today I had to take the Secondary English Content exam and the Secondary English Pedagogy exam, the first at 7:30 in ( Read more... )

I can't believe it, folks -- two HUNDRED "Everything But Imaginary" columns. I never thought I'd see the day. But in 200 columns, it seems like your understanding of the world must be shaped a bit -- and in my case, it's my view of the world of comics that's changed. I hope you enjoy...

EVERYTHING BUT IMAGINARY #200: THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED

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Since the big announcement a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been spending most of my time concentrating on getting Evertime up and ready to go. The script for the first issue is finished, and has been for some time now, so now I’m working on the script for issue two and charting out some future story arcs. I’ve got a lot of ideas, and it’s just a matter ( Read more... )

Folks who visit Think About It Central or my various blogs will have heard my recent ruminations on Story and my big announcement of earlier this week. Today I brought those ideas together for an Everything But Imaginary about all of that.

Everything But Imaginary #173: Comic Books, Story and the Keys to the Kingdom

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I've teased you for a few weeks now with the news of some big announcement. Now I can finally make it. Not a dream. Not a hoax. Not an imaginary story. Save a spot in your comic shop pull folders, friends.

Read the Announcement: Blake M. Petit's Evertime, Coming Soon From Tightlip Entertainment

Okay, it's been a few hours now and I've calmed down. Told people what happened. Had a long talk with Erin, short talks with Jason, Chase and Ronee. More than a few have told me they're cancelling their subscriptions to the newspaper (thanks guy) and my buddy Jason, who runs Movie Magic in Luling, is actually pulling his advertising. (I told him I ( Read more... )

Well, I just talked to Ronée about the play, and she and Tom Simons (cast member and Thibodaux Playhouse president) will decide today whether or not to go on with Mr. 80% as scheduled or whether to wait until later in the season, perhaps November. I don't want to postpone it -- the cast and crew have already worked really hard against really ( Read more... )

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Two years ago, I started scribbling on yet another little story of mine. This one would be the sequel to my first book, Other People's Heroes, and like so much of my writing, it was inspired by me wanting to tell a certain type of story. Specifically, a road trip story. The Wizard of Oz is one of my all-time favorite books, and I love the idea of a ( Read more... )