Mariposa Aristeo

@h-jones You’re welcome! 😊 I’m glad to be of help to a fellow artist.

@mckinley Thank you! 😊 Though whether it is my blog or Aberdeen’s is up for debate. 😜🦖

@eden-anderson I’ve always been fond of Dr. Seuss books, I-Spy books, and basically any cute Christmas book. 😊

What are some of your favorite Disney movies?

@h-jones Hiya, Heather! 😃 What are your favorite tropical things? Do you like to draw tropical landscapes?

Thank you! It took Aberdeen quite a while to come up with that name (naming websites is so hard 😅). 🦖

@eden-anderson I know you’ll make the right decision. 🙂 Just don’t ever give up because writing is a wonderful calling and I know you…[Read more]

@h-Jones I’m a little late to this discussion, but I thought I’d jump in (sorry if any of this is repeated advice). But first I’d like to applaud @the-fledgling-artist for absolutely fantastic advice. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

As for art videos or art books, they can be very beneficial, though I don’t believe they’re 100% necessary. I’ve actually never taken a s…[Read more]

@mckinley Hello! Me and my assistant, Aberdeen (he’s an ink-drinking, book-eating dinosaur 😜🦖) are glad to have you here! 😃

Blue is my favorite color too—I especially like teal blue. 😊 What are your favorite hobbies besides writing?

@eden-anderson No, not at all! I’d be happy to answer your questions! 😊

When I first started writing seriously, I hoped to traditionally publish my books. I sent my book off to several different agents only to receive an inbox full of rejections. I soon learned how hard it is to break into the industry. I grew overwhelmed, and I felt t…[Read more]

@the-fledgling-artist Aw, I love it so much! 😍😍😍  It’s so elegantly adorable!

@mary Hello! Me and my assistant, Aberdeen (he’s an ink-drinking, book-eating dinosaur 😜🦖), are pleased to meet you!

What’s the premise of your current WIP? 🙂

@the-fledgling-artist Yay! I can’t wait to see it! 😍

I’ll definitely let you know if I ever publish my book—it may be quite a while though because I intend to pursue traditional publishing. 😊

@the-fledgling-artist 25 cards?! 😮 Wow! I hope your hand survived through all that. 😉 What did the cards look like? I’d love to see a picture of one! 😃

I’ve been working on the story for about 3 years now. It was originally  just a silly story I posted on an old blog of mine and then it grew into so much more. 😊 I’m almost done with it, but I’…[Read more]

@ashira Aberdeen has lots of ideas for more Raiders of the Lost Arc—but whether he actually gets around to writing them, I don’t know (especially since I’m going to be overworking him the next 3 months 😜🦖).

@evelyn Ack! You’re right! Aberdeen told me that “roar” actually translates to “goodbye” or “good morning” (depending on how loud or quiet t…[Read more]

@the-fledgling-artist Me too! *hugs you back* 🤗 I’m doing great! I’ve been making a lot of Christmas cards, but now that the holiday season is over, I’m finally going back to writing my books. 😊

How have you been? I’ve really enjoyed seeing all your art on Instagram. 😍

@itisastarrynight Thank you, Ara! I’m glad to be back. 🙂

Spiders are tropi…[Read more]