Happy New Year (Big News)

Hey everyone..

    As I said, I’m back and I’m glad the Holidays are finally over. They weren’t as bad as I thought they would be. I was upset about the fact that I wasn’t able to spend the Holidays with my beloved.. But I spent my birthday, Christmas and New Years with my dear friend, Iggy. So at least I wasn’t alone.
    I hope everyone had a pleasant Holiday as well.

    I know you all have noticed I haven’t posted any Art in a while. There are a few reasons for this. One of which I’ve already explained in my previous journal entry/note.

1. Holidays - Long story short: I’m not a Holiday person. Nor am I very motivated to draw during said time. Read my previous journal entry/note for details.
2. Work- Things are finally starting to pick up at work. The more I get used to things, the easier it gets and the busier I become. I’m actually happy about that. As long as I stay busy, the less my mind wanders..
3. . . .

    For my third reason, I want everyone to know that I have big news: My comics might be getting published in magazines and newspapers worldwide. :D
    It’s a funny story, actually.. On December 29th, I got online early with the mindset to update my pages. My FaceBook page hasn’t been getting much recognition. I decided to put a post up in a Comic-book Artist group I’m in. Just to get it off the ground. I did not expect to get any serious results. Just a comment.. Maybe a ‘like’ or two on my page..
    Instead, I caught the eye of someone who was willing to help me out. He took a look at my comics and said my style was good enough to be in magazines and newspapers. Which has always been a dream of mine.
    Years ago, I used to read the comics section of the New York “Daily News” newspaper. I stopped reading them because new comics began replacing the old ones and they suck. Lately, people with almost no talent at all have been getting published in newspapers and magazines and I think it’s… stupid (for lack of a better word). To me, the comic section quickly became unappealing.
    This person felt the same (thank God, I’m not alone in my opinion). He recommended my work to one of his connections working at “King Features“ for review. After doing some research on it, I seriously got excited. King Features is a syndicate for most of my favorite newspaper comics.
    After that, I pretty much spent the rest of my day talking to this person. Figuring out what I had to do and what was going to happen next. I contacted the connection to King Features they gave me. Due to it being the Holidays at the time, I am still waiting for a reply from them. I am very excited about this.

    This brings me to the present. I am currently working on getting my characters copyrighted. All of them. I’m not sure I should continue posting during this process. I definitely have to re-read the FaceBook guidelines..
    One thing’s for sure, I will definitely be drawing more comics this year. I’m also going to be even more busy. My current list of Character Design Requests and Art Trades hasn’t been forgotten. They will still get done (in fact, I have a couple more to add to that list). I ask that you continue to be patient with me. If all goes well, I’ll become a part-time Freelancer sometime this year. :3

    I would like to thank everyone who continues to support me. Especially during my Holiday absence. It is most appreciated. This is definitely going to be a good year for me. I can feel it. It’s the year of the Dragon. This year, I’m makin’ it all about me.

    One last thing: I’ve begun playing “World of Warcraft” again recently. I just finished upgrading to “Cataclysm” yesterday. I’m currently playing in the “Bladefist” realm if anyone is interested. Otherwise, that’s all I’ve got for now. I’ll keep you all posted on what’s going on. Hopefully I can manage to post a sketch or two soon as well. So until next time, l8r!

~ Katt