Tag Archives: Inktober 2021

Free Book Friday / Inktober Day 29 (Patch): My latest Interview- In Conversation With Author Elizabeth O’Carroll

All previous drawings: https://linesbyleon.com/inktober/ About the interviews: When I published my first book, I looked for ways to reach new readers, and being a brand new author, participating in various book bloggers interviews was a good way to start. Some interviews were standard questions, while others had more individuality built into them. I then didContinue reading “Free Book Friday / Inktober Day 29 (Patch): My latest Interview- In Conversation With Author Elizabeth O’Carroll”

Thursday Thoughts / Inktober Day 28: No Thoughts at All…

“Doug Jines likes his bacon crisp.” If you know where that comes from, congratulations, you are in an elite group. Well, maybe not elite, but less that most people will recognize the reference. All previous drawings: https://linesbyleon.com/inktober/ Thursday Thoughts:  Ever have no thoughts at all? Some times it’s easy and we don’t even have toContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts / Inktober Day 28: No Thoughts at All…”

Weird Wednesday / Inktober Day 27 (Spark): Recipe for Success (or Disaster)

Weird Wednesday: Recipe for Success (or Disaster) Flour + water = glue Flour + water + salt = glue the kids won’t eat Flour + water + salt + yeast = bread Hey, where did the glue go? The Untitled The Miniscules Subscribers enjoy an advance viewing of Friday’s interview with Elizabeth O’Carroll, ESL Teacher,Continue reading “Weird Wednesday / Inktober Day 27 (Spark): Recipe for Success (or Disaster)”

Tuesday Tirade / Inktober Day 26 (Connect): Ripe ideas

All previous drawings: https://linesbyleon.com/inktober/ Tuesday Tirade: Ripe Ideas Planning for National Novel Writing Month: Brainstorming ideas As I cut into the avocado, I knew immediately that it was a mistake. The razor edge of my paring knife pierced the outer layer entering the still hard, unripe (and therefore inedible) inner flesh. Too hard for guacamole,Continue reading “Tuesday Tirade / Inktober Day 26 (Connect): Ripe ideas”

Monday Musings / Inktober Day 25 (Splat): How Slow Can You Go?

All previous drawings: https://linesbyleon.com/inktober/ Monday Musing: How Slow Can You Go? I took out the first pizza from the 500-degree oven and set it aside to cool. As I proceeded to place the second one into the oven, the pan caught on the rack, jarring it from my hand. I watched as the toppings slowly—orContinue reading “Monday Musings / Inktober Day 25 (Splat): How Slow Can You Go?”

Inktober Day 24 (Extinct) and a Sunday Survey

MistakesWe made a fewThen a few moreConsequences piling upIdentifying the tipping point much too lateFutility becomes the word de jourWe didn’t learn a thingFrom the pastMistakes All previous drawings: https://linesbyleon.com/inktober/ Sunday Survey When I started conducting my author interviews, it was a way to get to know the people that I was participating in myContinue reading “Inktober Day 24 (Extinct) and a Sunday Survey”

Thursday Thoughts/ Inktober Day 21 (Fuzzy): The Last Great Year.

All previous drawings: https://linesbyleon.com/inktober/ Thursday Thoughts: The Last Great Year? No answers here, just a whole lot of questions. Are our lives better now than they were a decade ago? Two? Do we need to go further back? At risk of sounding like the stereotypical comedic grandparent (of which I am not): “I remember when…”Continue reading “Thursday Thoughts/ Inktober Day 21 (Fuzzy): The Last Great Year.”

Weird Wednesday/ Inktober Day 20 (Sprout): Cartoons Return

All previous drawings: https://linesbyleon.com/inktober/ I took a bit of a hiatus from drawing my silly little cartoons, The Miniscules and The Untitled. Was it worth it? I was hoping to build up a few in the queue, but I only did a couple. Curse you Inktober!! The Untitled The Miniscules Lines by Leon Newsletter: OctoberContinue reading “Weird Wednesday/ Inktober Day 20 (Sprout): Cartoons Return”