Happy Valentines Day 💌✨

AUGH- What on EARTH would you even compare this story to??? Shakespeare story?

But again, I understand what you're saying with the comps helping to drive visibility. But it definitely should not be so heavily pushed.

That's really annoying. 🫩 Something needs to change in this space and fast. Let people write their stories and if the reader can draw comparisons to media they've consumed in the past, let them.

Drawing of OhTheSunnySides characters Brianna Jackson and Kevin Johnson. Brianna is a dark-skinned African girl with full, semi-freeform locks. She is smiling, eyes closed, and posing freely while Kevin, who is African American, piggybacks her. Brianna is waving two large South Sudanese and Nigerian Flags. Kevin is also holding two flags. The American Flag and Haitian Flag, smiling brightly, carrying Brianna.

WE LOVE IMMIGRANTS !!!
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My problem with publishing is that I’m not a fan of comp titles. I hate to have to describe my book as AxB, This meets That, imagine this plus that!
I understand it’s to help gain audience & show what inspired it but I would rather just have my story be represented by a blurb and not other stories.

Like, I really like that idea better. Because, like you said, not everyone is familiar with the media comparisons. You can tell me a book is like The Witch of Hooplah and I won't know what that means. 🧍🏿‍♀️

I didn't know what a "comp title" was until now. They were just words and I was like "oh, okay..."

But is this a newer thing? I haven't really heard that term much until the past few years. I'm used to the blurbs on the back of the book and going "Oh that sounds interesting! Let me give it a read!"

Everyday that you do not finish this project, I also get a little bit crazier. 🧍🏿‍♀️ I want a keychain of my boys.

Beach babes! 💕✨

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Even in my brief gripe with trad pub (2021-23) I could barely get through to them that they were asking way too much from me. The timelines were just too unrealistic for a 300 page GN. Especially as a writer-illustrator like I have to write this twice practically, and all while getting bullied

YEEHEEE!!! I'M EXCITED!!!

YOU WILL DO NO SUCH THING 🥺✨

Baring her teeth

CMYK Palette practice #digitalart #blackartist

TYYY 🥺✨

Kicking off the year with a portrait study 💕✨

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Foxxy Cleopatra ✨

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Zelink themed couples commission I completed earlier this month ✨

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Tysm ✨

TYYYY

TY JOEY!!! ✨

Black Forest Cookie I drew a while back

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A lil guide on teef 🦷🪥 #tutorial

Cvnty boy OCs are important

#oc holiday spread 🎁🎄✨
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Commission for @||Akuno_Matata

Sona design

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CHERRYYYYY

Purple suits her

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Unicorn princess and her axolotl knight #wip