Time for a book

I've been contemplating putting together a Cafe con Leche book. The problem is that its going to be difficult finding the time to do this. With two cartoons, a full-time job and school I'm finding things a bit stressful. But CCL has been in publication for 2 years now and I think that it has sort of a cult following. Now if I could only find a publisher.

Changes to Cafe con Leche

As some of you may already know by now, My strip "Cafe con Leche" has gone through some substantial changes. At first the focus was on lead characters Maria and Trey and their relationship. Now I'm focusing squarely on Trey. Narrowing my focus gives me more flexibility and it seems to be working. Now all story lines run through Trey, including his relationship with Maria, his cousin Ray-Ray and his mother.
The writing in the comic strip has also changed. I used to lean on the safe side but now things are more cutting edge. I'm trying to push the envelope and also make it more authentic. Most of the experiences that you'll see Trey going through come from personal knowledge. With a little ad-libbing on my part.

My afternoon

Sitting here at Busboys and Poets having a cup of coffee and thinking about cartoons. I'm starting to have more success with Cafe con Leche and I'm glad. A large media group in Canada just bought the strip, so the pressure is on to produce.

My life

Sorry for the lack of posts lately but my life has been crazy in the last few weeks. As much as I love my Flash class, it's killing me. Trying to manage that plus my 2 cartoons and a full-time job is tough. But its necessary due to the economy. If I ever intend on surviving this economy I have to do what ever is necessary to upgrade my skills. Particularly on the web side. It doesn't stop with Flash. I'm planning on taking a Dreamweaver class this summer and an advanced action scrips class after that.

Daily toon

Today's "Working it Out" cartoon.

Monday blues

So, I'm sitting in front of The Marshall's store on 14th St. in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in Washington DC. It's a brisk day, but at least the sun is out. I had to buy something from Marshalls for my tiny apartment. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed because I spent the last night studying for my Flash class all the while feeling guilty because I didn't devote enough time to my cartoons. It difficult but I have to do it.
Well gotta go now.

Freezing my arse off!

Man, its cold up in here!! I woke up this morning to go to the gym and got a blast of reality. The weatherman said that it was 14 degrees, but the wind chill had to make it feel something like 5 degrees. We're getting into Chicago-type weather. I'm wondering whether to get a second cup of coffee from Starbucks. Hmmm! So many decisions in the City. Not sure how many cartoons I can get done this week, but we'll see. It's all a hustle anyways. Gotta go, late for work!