Unlock with PatreonThe Monster is Coming for You!
Aniekan Udofia says this is a “warm-up” sketch…but I say it is BADASS!!! Consider this another Halloween treat, as we prepare for the coming of The Monster of Blackenstyne (not to be confused with Blackenstein) in 2026.
CREATIVE WELL-BEING Update!!! And a Reminder About Subscription Tiers
I haven’t forgotten — I still owe all of you three more posts from A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being. The three remaining posts will be dropping the first week of November (that’s next week!!!).
Also, a reminder…starting December 1st, I’ll be switching from a “per creation” subscription model to a monthly subscription model. This means if you are a paid subscriber, you will be getting more content for your money.
Just in Time for Halloween…
I’m happy to share with all of you this amazing rendition of The Monster of Blackenstyne (not to be confused with Blackenstein) by the amazingly talented Colton Worley. In case some of you are new here, or haven’t been paying attention, The Monster of Blackenstyne (not to be confused with Blackenstein) is a real project — the special edition one-shot comic that will be coming your way in 2026, along with a series of prints, stickers, and a few other cool surprises. I’ll be sharing all the news and announcements, right here on Patreon, so make sure you sign up.
A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being, Part 9
Today we have an UNSCHEDULED lesson…it just happens that way sometimes. Also, next week’s CREATIVE WELL-BEING lessons will be delayed. A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being will resume the first Monday in November. Sorry for the delay.
A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being, Part 8
Today we’ll be talking about “Make it Short and Make it Simple,” as well as Z.O.G.U. — two very important things to know about when it comes to CREATIVE WELL-BEING. And don’t forget…the Kickstarter campaign for FEELING MESSED UP is still going strong. Check out the campaign here…http://kck.st/42iMsFS
A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being, Part 7
Today’s post is all about the I&I Principle. What’s is that? Well…I guess you’ll have to read today’s post from A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being to find out. As a reminder, I’ll be making CREATIVE WELL-BEING posts Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays until October 24. After that, it will be once a week-ish. Also as a reminder, the Kickstarter campaign for my mini-comic FEELING MESSED UP is live, and has a little over two weeks left. We’re less than $400 away from unlocking a very special stretch goal — a free PDF of A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being for all backers. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/feeling-messed-up
A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being, Part 6
Here it is — the sixth installment of A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being AND the second part of The 3-P Curse. I’ll be posting most installments every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for the next two weeks — that’s six more entries in this life-changing guide to living a better life. And speaking of living a better life…don’t forget that the Kickstarter campaign for my mini-comic FEELING MESSED UP is still going, and there’s time for you to show your support, both by backing the project with god old-fashioned money, but also by telling your family and friends (and possibly your enemies, too). https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/feeling-messed-up
A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being, Part 5
I’m happy to share today’s lesson from A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being, the first part of something that I call “The 3-P Curse.” This particular lesson is one that I share with my students all the time, as well as with anyone asking me for creative advice…it also happens to be one of my most hardcore philosophies when it comes to CW-B. As a reminder — I’m running a Kickstarter campaign for my new mini-comic FEELING MESSED UP, and we’re just under $400 from unlocking a very special stretch goal — a free PDF copy of A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being for all backers. Please take a look, consider backing the campaign, and spread the word. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/feeling-messed-up
Fighting My Depression
My depression gets out of control sometimes. Sunday night was one of those times. It was brutal. I’m talking some dark-night-of-the-soul type depression. Maybe some of you have felt this way. Profoundly sad. Hopeless. Indifferent to being alive. That’s where I was on Sunday… feeling like I was slipping deeper and deeper into an oblivion of despair. And as I lay in bed, unable to fall asleep, I was faced with two choices: continue to lie there and hope that I could simply cease to exist, or I could crawl out of bed and fight my depression by making fun of it. I chose the latter, and decided to turn what I was feeling into a comic.
It’s not the first time I’ve done it, but this time I did it by repurposing what was supposed to be a sticker for my FEELING MESSED UP crowdfunding campaign. I took my overwhelming depression, a sticker design, and I turned it into a two-page short comic. And now I’m adding it to FEELING MESSED UP, because that was the entire point of creating project in the first place. You can read the entire comic, and the other shorts about depression, donuts, and insomnia in the mini-comic FEELING MESSED UP. The Kickstarter campaign is going on right now. Please take the time to check it out, consider backing it, and spread the word. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/feeling-messed-up