For anybody who has asked or was wondering how I come up with my ideas...


Pour some tea and take out the script notebook.
Re-read the last few strips in the current story arc.
Brainstorm ideas by writing out any words that come to mind.
Write the skeleton of the strip, then lay out the dialogue.
Scratch the whole idea and write something that ends with Jamie and Hazel in a pillowfight.

And speaking of "anybody who has asked," I'd like to take this opportunity to extend a HUGE apology to those of you who have either written letters of encouragement and/or sent donations.
I regret that I've let so many of you wonderful people slip by without a personal "THANK YOU!" from yours truly.
I know it doesn't mean as much in a mass form-letter style like this, but THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!
I do read every single letter that comes to me; I just don't have much time these days to reply.


But truly, thank you so much!!