Recommended Graphic Novel: Hereville : How Mirka Got her Sword By Peter I first saw Hereville in the San Francisco Museum of Comic Art giftshop. The idea of a fantasy graphic novel for young readers set in an orthodox Jewish[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More on Flashbacks By Peter One of my very favorite old movies, which I haven’t seen for years, is called Laura. In it, a young woman named Laura is murdered and a detective is called in to solve the case.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Flashbacks By Peter Flashbacks work particularly well in graphic novels. I find they rarely work all that well in regular novels. (Okay, I’ll admit I haven’t read Proust’s famous novel “Remembrance of Things Past”, which is apparently all one big[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recommended Graphic Novelist: Doug TenNapel By Peter If you like quirky, you should check out the works of Doug TenNapel. He’s done work for both adults and kids. I particularly like Tommysaurus Rex, about a dog who is run over[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another of Peter’s Projects By Peter In addition to writing Coiled, I also teach from time to time. I work with middle school students, primarily from groups who are underrepresented in technology. I come up with creative technology projects and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I just finished reading the second volume of RASL by Jeff Smith, the famous graphic novelist who wrote Bone. With dismay I saw elements of my own script for Coiled appearing in its pages. Smith apparently also loved Tesla and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While we were on hiatus, I took my sons to the Emerald City ComicCon. It’s an amazing event. There’s something really powerful about seeing so many artists and so much creativity in one place. Not to mention the costumes. (Actually,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Inception By Peter I recently saw the movie Inception. I not only really liked it, but I was struck by the similarity between it and Coiled. They both involve virtual worlds that are generated by people’s subconscious. In both cases,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’re back! By Peter Amanda is finally in her new home, and we are back on the air, so to speak. It’s exciting to be making the story come alive again. By the way, this little scene comes from real[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New Chapter By Peter We’re back to the Joshua and the real world. He has left the computer lab and is sitting outside the back of the Yesler Community Center. Amanda and I spent time there one afternoon and took[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…