Cartoon of two men. An older man says, My grandson is on Twitter. Is that a spiritual problem?”
I drew this for the CHOGNews.
Cartoon of a boy and girl. The boy says, “I did some research. Did you know O little town of Bethlehem is nowhere near the North Pole?”
It can be confusing for kids when the whole Santa thing seems to get mixed up with the story of the Nativity in Luke, chapter 2. I’m sure Mary and Joseph would have been glad Bethlehem was nowhere near the North Pole. Just imagine trying to have a baby in that environment! It can easily get down to -45° Fahrenheit there! It’s a bad place to have a stable.
I’m switching gears this week. I’m writing a book, and I want to devote my time to that instead of single panel comics.
This morning, I set up a character sheet for my main character. I had been writing about him in my sketchbook and it was time to make something more official.
I already knew the first name of the character, but how do you find a last name? One source I found is a web site called The Name Generator. It’s a good place to brainstorm. They even have an iPhone version. It’s not an app, but a stripped down version of the site.
One thing I like about it is it makes some unusual names. I can change the spelling if I wish, and immediately have a unique name that may allude to the character’s personality.
I’ll continue to update you on my progress and the tools I use.