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Due to my upcoming trip to Cannes and London, my online graphic novel The Poet and the Flea is on hiatus this month.
But fear not — The Flea will return with page 25 on June 5th!
In the meantime, feel free to read and re-read the first 24 pages. 
See you in June!
–G. E.
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Dear friends/fans/followers:
I just wanted to tell everyone that I’m leaving for my Cannes/London trip!
I will be away from later today Saturday, May 11th through Friday, May 31st (plus most likely a few days of recovery, etc.).
During my trip, I plan on taking copious notes/photographs in order to share my adventure here with you when I get back.
Unfortunately, I’ll have only sporadic Internet connection while abroad. But please feel free to leave me a message and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible!
Best,
G. E.
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★ Don’t forget to check out my graphic novel, The Poet and the Flea!
A new page every Wednesday!
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Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!
Tuesday, April 2nd
- The Liebster Award: 4th Nomination!
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
Wednesday, April 3rd
- The Liebster Award: 5th Nomination!
- Zest Books Internship, Day #18: Worked on image research and editing.
Thursday, April 4th
- Comics I Admire: “A Space Boy Dream”
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
Friday, April 5th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #19: A little bit of editing, a little bit of Facebook-ing, a little bit of photoshopping, and a little bit of mailing.
Saturday, April 6th
- Hanging out with family today. Went to see Oz: The Great and Powerful, which was pretty bad except for the opening credits and the Danny Elfman soundtrack.
Sunday, April 7th
- Did a bunch of scanning today.
Monday, April 8th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on first zine.
- Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
Tuesday, April 9th
- Keeping an Eye on Expos.
- Updated the “Links” page — check out Lewis Manalo’s webcomic MetaMorphosis!
- Submissions, submissions, submissions…!
- Finished working on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
Wednesday, April 10th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #20: Worked mostly on mailing today… I think I put together over 60 packages. Wrote a blog post for the Zest Books official blog about upcoming titles Little Fish and Super Pop! with an accompanying illustration — can’t wait to see this go up online!
Thursday, April 11th
- Ran some errands and worked on some preparation for the Cannes/London trip.
- Worked on first zine.
- Made an account with Storenvy and am beginning to set up my own online store.
- Went with Wes to an event at San Francisco Film Society. Talked with some of Wes’s former employers and met a filmmaker named Joey who will also be at Cannes.
Friday, April 12th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #21: Worked on some cover designs for an upcoming Zest Books title. Everyone really seems to like what I’ve done!
- Invited to be an illustrator for an upcoming collaborative project with a small publisher. More details to come!
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
- Worked on setting up the online store.
Saturday, April 13th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Went to North Beach to eat really tasty Italian food. ( ´◔‿ゝ◔`)
Sunday, April 14th
- Date with Wes! Went to see The Place Beyond the Pines, which was interesting. Ate Vietnamese food afterwards. (・∀・)
Movie Theater on Van Ness!
Bun Mee on Fillmore!
Monday, April 15th
- Feeling under the weather today.
- Working on Blake Society talk!
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
Tuesday, April 16th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Ran some errands and worked on some preparation for my Cannes/London trip.
- Thinking of investing in a professionally printed preview zine of The Poet and the Flea to sell online and at expos. Looking into various local printers!
- Still trying to figure out London.
- Received through e-mail a sneak peak of what The American Pavilion at Cannes will look like (see below).
Disclaimer: I do not own this image!!
Wednesday, April 17th
Exiled to the boss’s office!
Thursday, April 18th
- Interview today on Treasure Island.
- Registered for SF Zine Fest!
Treasure Island is a strange place…
Yep, very strange…
Friday, April 19th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #23: Sat in on staff meeting. Created a blog post for Earth Day. Worked on WordPress, editing some content.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Saturday, April 20th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Helped mom prepare for the art show next weekend.
- Did some research on local printers.
Sunday, April 21st
- Elias’s 1st birthday party! Bit of a strange day… Wes and I went to Gabe’s house to celebrate his son’s first birthday. Unfortunately, we didn’t actually get to see Gabe since he had to take his father to the hospital for a broken leg. Later, Wes and I went to The Ice Cream Bar since it was so hot outside and we needed to cool off. Then, we ended up eating at Sunflower Vietnamese for dinner and later had dessert with my folks and Nikki the shiba inu.
View from Gabe’s backyard.
The Ice Cream Bar… again!
Monday, April 22nd
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Ran some errands for Cannes/London trip.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Tuesday, April 23rd
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Cannes/London 2013: Pre-Travel Planning.
- Cannes/London Trip Hiatus!
- Working on Blake Society talk!
- Jotted some ideas down for a future screenplay.
Wednesday, April 24th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Zest Books Internship, Day #24: Put together some interview questions for Dan. Worked on some button designs in Photoshop.
- HOLY MOLY MACARONI! I just received the most amazing e-mail. (A secret for now…)
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Thursday, April 25th
- Working on Blake Society talk!
Friday, April 26th
- Wow, received another awesome piece of news. Can’t really say anything yet, but everything is really coming together it seems!!
- Zest Books Internship, Day #25: LAST DAY! Finished button designs and ordered them online. The office ladies took us out for lunch, which was very sweet.
Saturday, April 27th
- (´∩｀。) Watched the first 2 hours of Sundance’s original series Rectify — words cannot describe how incredibly emotional this show is.
- “On Paper” at Gallerie Citi!
Sunday, April 28th
- Spring Cleaning: Wanted to clean up my room and get rid of a lot of junk before leaving for Cannes/London trip! Now that most of the junk is gone, it should be easier to pack.
Monday, April 29th
- Feeling under the weather today.
Tuesday, April 30th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Helped mom with some photos I took of her work for various purposes.
Wednesday, May 1st
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Even put together some important snail mail today!
- Ran some errands for Cannes/London trip.
Thursday, May 2nd
- Reblogged portrait of me by Matthew Curry.
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Finally got my hair cut! Now I feel like I’m almost ready for my trip. (◕‿◕✿)
- Correspondence with a recruiter for a potential job.
Friday, May 3rd
- Ran around EVERYWHERE today to finish up errands for the Cannes/London trip. Utterly exhausted!
- Jotted some more ideas down for a future screenplay.
Saturday, May 4th
- Today’s motto: 七転び八起き= Nanakorobi yaoki. Fall seven times and stand up eight.
- Family Bonding Day! This is the last weekend before I leave for Cannes/London, so spent time with the folks. Ate lunch at a great Puerto Rican restaurant. Finally got to see Girl with a Pearl Earring and Rembrandt’s Century at the de Young.
Sunday, May 5th
- Date with Wes! Went to see Iron Man 3, which really wasn’t as bad as I was expecting. Ate tasty Japanese dinner at Sanraku. Hopefully will see Wes one more time before I leave!
Monday, May 6th
- New suitcase arrived in the mail.
- Finalizing Cannes/London trip plans.
- Continued correspondence with a recruiter for a potential job.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Tuesday, May 7th
- Ran some errands for the Cannes/London trip.
- Finalizing Cannes/London trip plans.
- Working on Blake Society talk!
Wednesday, May 8th
- Ran some errands for the Cannes/London trip.
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Finalizing Cannes/London trip plans.
- Working on Blake Society talk!
- Jotted down some more ideas for a future screenplay.
- Dinner with Wes!
Thursday, May 9th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Finishing up odds and ends of Cannes/London travel arrangements.
- Packing for trip!!
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Friday, May 10th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Finishing up odds and ends of Cannes/London travel arrangements.
- PACKING!!!
Saturday, May 11th
- Finishing up odds and ends of Cannes/London travel arrangements.
- Flight leaves San Francisco at 7:05 p.m. Will arrive in Nice, France at 6:10 p.m.
Etcetera
- The Poet and the Flea: 63 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-30 completed, and 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
- The First Reich: about 1-10 pages of illustrated work in progress.
- First Zine: 8 pages of illustrated work completed. Zine production pending.
To Do:
- Continue to work on The First Reich.
- Finish setting up online store.
- Continue adding blog content to The First Reich.
- Complete script for The Poet and the Flea.
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Copyright 2013 by G. E. Gallas
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Photos of The Blake Society’s Calendar of Events for 2013!
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Related Posts: Planning for London! and Planning for Blake’s London!
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Firstly, I just wanted to thank all the awesome bloggers who have given me very helpful advice for this trip!
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Note: This post is really just for me to try to jot down and organize all the information/recommendations/advice I’ve received about London so far. AND MORE ADVICE IS MORE THAN WELCOMED!
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Here, I’ve narrowed down the Blake historical sites to only the ones I want to see most:
- St. James’s Church: (10) Where Blake was baptized. The font still survives.
- Westminster Abbey: (10) Where Blake practiced drawing. Monument to Blake in the Abbey’s Poet’s Corner.Will probably end up here on a bus tour!
- Royal Academy, New Somerset House: (9) Where Blake studied and occasionally exhibited his work. Original building.
- 13 Hercules Buildings: (7) Where Blake produced the Songs of Experience. House demolished in 1918.
- 17 South Moulton Street: (10) Will be here on Tuesday!
- St. Mary’s, Battersea: (10) Where Blake married Kate. Original building.
- Bunhill Fields: (9) Where Blake is buried.
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Important: Buy an Oyster card!
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Harrods Vintage Bus Tour of London with Champagne Tea at Harrods
Okay, this might be really silly/crazy/touristy, but a tour in a vintage bus plus tea time? That just sounds so ridiculous (in a good way, I think)!
Won’t have time for this on Monday or Tuesday, so will have to do either Wednesday or Thursday.
Location: Starts at Harrods, 87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge.
Time: Starts at 1 p.m, for 5 hours.
Price: £49
Includes: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, The London Eye, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, Nelson’s Column, Hyde Park, the Houses of Parliament, The Royal Albert Hall, a cruise on the River Thames, and tea/scones at Harrods.
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Jack the Ripper Tour
Might have time for this on Monday, or otherwise on Wednesday.
Option #1: Every night at 7 p.m. Outside exit 4 of Aldgate East Station. £9. 2 hours.
Option #2: Every night at 7 p.m. Outside exit 4 of Aldgate East Station. £9. 2 hours.
Option #3: Every night at 7:30 p.m. Outside exit 3 of Aldgate East Station. £9. 1 hour, 45 minutes.
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Tate Britain
At the very top of my list!!!
Tentatively, I think I might go to the Tate and V&A on Tuesday, the bus tour and possibly Jack the Ripper on Wednesday, and then the British Museum and Blake historic sites on Thursday.
Location: Millbank.
Time: Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Price: Free (except for special exhibitions).
Taking photos not allowed.
- Need to find out more about the renovated Blake rooms!
- Need to figure out what else I’d like to see at the Tate!
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Location: Cromwell Road.
Time: Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Price: Free (except for special exhibitions).
May take photos, unless otherwise noted.
- Ask information desk about the “…four of Blake’s ‘fresco’ paintings on display permanently.”
- David Bowie is: £14.00 (+£1.40 booking fee per ticket). Already bought my ticket!!
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British Museum
Location: Great Russell Street.
Time: Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Photography permitted in most galleries.
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National Gallery
Not sure if I’ll have time for this.
Location: Trafalgar Square.
Time: Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Price: Free.
Taking photos not allowed.
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National Portrait Gallery
Not sure if I’ll have time for this. May go if nothing else to do on Thursday evening.
Location: St.Martin’s Place.
Time: Open Sat.-Wed. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thurs.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Price: Free (except for special exhibitions).
Taking photos not allowed.
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The Princess Louise
A restored Victorian pub. Recommended pint: Timothy Landlord’s.
Location: 208 High Holborn, Holborn. Between Covent Garden and the British Museum.
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
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Tea and Tattle
“Fresh leaf tea in a pot and bone china, scones with clotted cream and jam, finger sandwiches and tasty cakes… could anything be more British than afternoon tea in London.”
Location: 41 Great Russell Street (opposite the British Museum).
Time: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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The London Review Cake Shop
“…the traditional with a twist.”
Location: 14 Bury Place Bloomsbury (near the British Museum).
Time: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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Coach and Horses, Soho
Very shabby, but landmark.
Location: 29 Greek Street, Soho
Time: 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
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French House
Location: 49 Dean Street
Time: 12 to 11 p.m. (Food served until 4 p.m.)
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Seven Stars
Something quieter.
Location: 53-54 Carey Street (behind the Royal Courts of Justice, near some of the Blake sites around the Strand/Fleet Street).
Time: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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The Angel
Something quieter.
Location: 61-62 St Giles High Street (a bit of a no-man’s-land between Covent Garden and Bloomsbury that’s central yet tourist-free).
Time: 12 to 11 p.m.
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The Queen’s Arms
Location: 30 Queen’s Gate Mews (near the V&A).
Time: 12 to 11 p.m.
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The Sherlock Holmes
Has a very authentic English feel. Fish & chips.
Location: 10-11 Northumberland Street
Time: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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The Old Shades
Great fish & chips.
Location: 37 Whitehall (Trafalgar Square).
Time: 10/11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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Lighthouse Fish Bar
Fish & chips of mammoth proportions.
Location: 8 Tooting Bec Road (1/2 block from Tooting Bec Tube Station).
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
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Curry/Indian: Any suggestions?
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The Gay Hussar
Fabulous Hungarian food and a very interesting past illustrated by the political cartoons on its walls.
Location: 2 Greek Street, Soho.
Time: 12:15 to 2:30 p.m., 5:30 to 10:45 p.m.
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A new page every Wednesday!
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Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!
Monday, February 18th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on first zine.
Tuesday, February 19th
- Meeting with Gabe! Showed him some new work for Elias & the City of Cats.
- Worked on The First Reich.
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Spoke with my high school friend Tina L. about SPX (Small Press Expo) in Maryland. We (Tina, some of her friends, and I) are going to try to get a table there this September! Also, Tina may share a table with me for this year’s APE!
Wednesday, February 20th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #7: Super busy with some editing/fact-checking work! Also, sat in on a Teen Advisory Board meeting, which was interesting. Going in again tomorrow instead of Friday to sit in on a meeting and meet a tight deadline!
Thursday, February 21st
- Sent Hannah some follow-up answers.
- Zest Books Internship, Day #8: Came in Thursday instead of Friday. Managed to complete a big project before the deadline. Finally met Dan in person (had only talked on phone before). Going to help Hallie with a photoshop project on Wednesday. Busy, busy, busy!
Friday, February 22nd
- Day off from Zest Books Internship!
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Worked on some extra assignments for Zest.
Saturday, February 23rd
- Feeling under the weather today.
Sunday, February 24th
- Lunch with cousin Cheryl Ann.
- Date night with Wes!
- Nominated for The Very Inspring Blogger Award.
Monday, February 25th
- Did some errands downtown.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
- Worked on some extra assignments for Zest.
- Nominated for The Liebster Award.
- Contacted by potential director for one of my short scripts!
- The Flea‘s First Fan Art!
Tuesday, February 26th
- Correspondence with potential director.
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Worked on first zine.
Wednesday, February 27th
- Continued correspondence with potential director.
- Zest Books Internship, Day #9: Did some more image research and worked on photoshop to convert images into multiple formats.
Thursday, February 28th
- Continued correspondence with potential director.
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Worked on The First Reich.
Friday, March 1st
- Continued correspondence with potential director.
- Zest Books Internship, Day #10: Little jobs here and there. Working on some projects for Little Fish. Took home a copy of Regine’s Book.
Saturday, March 2nd
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
- Attended a show at Gallerie Citi with some of my mom’s art on display.
Sunday, March 3rd
- Hannah Meiklejohn Interviews G. E. Gallas for Lemonade Magazine
- G. E. Gallas Invited to Speak to The Blake Society!
- Date night with Wes!
Monday, March 4th
- Celebrating 1,000 Followers on Twitter!
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Research, research, research…!
Tuesday, March 5th
- Planning for Blake’s London!
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Research, research, research…!
- First skype meeting with film director Josh! He’s interested in my short script The Man Who Never Smiled. Soon, he’ll be scouting locations and creating a shot list. Wants me to write detailed notes about the script and eventually create a simple storyboard. Set filming date for July. Extremely excited!!!
- Worked on The First Reich.
Wednesday, March 6th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #11: Worked on a graphic-novel-related marketing research project.
Thursday, March 7th
- Meeting with Gabe! Hoping I can finished illustrations for Elias in a few weeks, scan them, then meet with Gabe to get everything prepared to send out to publishers!
- Worked on The First Reich.
Friday, March 8th
- Package from The Blake Society!
- Zest Books Internship, Day #12: Continued to work on a graphic-novel-related marketing research project. Received some very interesting advice about publishing.
Saturday, March 9th
- Feeling under the weather today.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
- Nominated a second time for Versatile Blogger Award!
Sunday, March 10th
- Feeling under the weather today.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Monday, March 11th
- Ran some errands.
- Worked on some information for the Blake Society.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Tuesday, March 12th
- Feeling under the weather today.
- Worked on The First Reich.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Wednesday, March 13th
- Feeling under the weather today.
Thursday, March 14th
- Worked on a special illustration.
- Worked on The First Reich.
- Worked on The Poet and the Flea.
Friday, March 15th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #13: Worked on image research and packing for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair!
- Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
Saturday, March 16th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Applications, applications, applications…!
- Nice dinner with extended family in Palo Alto.
Sunday, March 17th
The Ice Cream Bar, San Francisco
Monday, March 18th
- Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Applications, applications, applications…!
Tuesday, March 19th
- Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
- Second skype meeting with film director Josh! Discussed casting and locations.
- Talked with Tina L. over phone. Always so much fun!
Wednesday, March 20th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #14: Worked on research for graphic novels, London Book Fair, and literary agents.
Spring is here?
Thursday, March 21st
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Dinner with friend Tina C.
Friday, March 22nd
- Zest Books Internship, Day #15: Worked on research for London Book Fair and literary agents. Put together a bunch of packages to be mailed. Image research for computer/internet-related ebook.
Saturday, March 23rd
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Date night with Wes. Saw The Incredible Burt Wonderstone — actually much more entertaining than we were expecting. Bought David Bowie’s new album!
Yay!
Sunday, March 24th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Received reply from a potential job — interview on Thursday.
- Worked on The First Reich.
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Packed for Passover trip.
Monday, March 25th
- Passover trip — had Passover and stayed overnight at cousin’s house outside of Sacramento. Would be perfect location for filming Death Is No Bad Friend.
- Received e-mail from local production company. Interview scheduled for April 11th!
Tuesday, March 26th
- Return drive from Passover trip.
Wednesday, March 27th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #16: Worked on image research and fact checking! Fact checking is definitely one of my strong suits — I have so much random knowledge stuffed away in my brain that I can immediately sense when something is off.
Beautiful but deadly pollen!
Thursday, March 28th
- Interview with potential job unsuccessful, but that’s fine by me. Looking forward to next interview on the 11th!
- Entered two screenplays (one full-length, one short) into Table Read My Screenplay contest. Wish me luck!
- Check Out “The Poet and the Flea”!!!
Friday, March 29th
- Zest Books Internship, Day #17: Continued to work on fact checking and image research!
- Tina L. called to tell me we got the table at SPX!!! Now to buy plane tickets…
Saturday, March 30th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Arr, Ye Matey: “Assassin Bound” Ho!!!
- Worked on The Flea plush toy.
Sunday, March 31st
- Worked on The Flea plush toy.
- Date night with Wes!
Monday, April 1st
- Worked on The First Reich.
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Worked on The Poet and the Flea.
- Online research/shopping for Cannes/London trip.
Etcetera
- The Poet and the Flea: 63 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-30 completed, and 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
- The First Reich: about 1-10 pages of illustrated work in progress.
- First Zine: about 6-8 pages of illustrated work in progress.
To Do:
- Finish work on Elias & The City of Cats.
- Continue to work on The First Reich.
- Add more information to my Behance.net profile.
- Add more information to my Coroflot.com profile.
- Continue adding blog content to The First Reich.
- Complete script for The Poet and the Flea.
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Yesterday, I posted the 20th page of The Poet and the Flea… What!? Wow!!
The Flea premiered online November 28th, 2012 and has already received more than 10,000 views.
I have been honored to received a number of wonderful reviews thus far, such as those by Sarah Goode and Hannah Meiklejohn, as well as an incredible invitation to speak to The Blake Society in London this coming May.
Self-publishing The Flea online has been an incredible experience so far and I thank everyone for their enthusiasm and support!
Best wishes,
G. E.
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FYI, to receive information about The Flea on your Facebook news feed, please “like” me at facebook.com/gegallas!
For those of you who have yet to check out The Flea (and for those who wish to read the first 20 pages over again), I’ve included links below. Enjoy!
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Start from the beginning!
Cover
Title Page
Note
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
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Ladies & Gentlemen:
On behalf of my humble keeper Miss G. E. Gallas — I, Mr. Edgar Lawrence Fluffernutter™, would like to graciously thank you for your generous patronage.
Miss Gallas is flabbergasted that our supporters have doubled in a matter of two or three months, and is unwavering in her determination to sustain the quality of this enterprise.
Although I have little knowledge of these newfangled contraptions, it is to my understanding that there are additional entities (thepoetandtheflea.wordpress.com) where one might extend one’s support, and I would be much obliged if you were to kindly do so.
Your modest nocturnal mammal,
E. L. Fluffernutter™
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At the beginning of March, the chair of the Blake Society Tim Heath confirmed my invitation to speak to the society as well as asked that I put together a title, description, and bio for this year’s programme of events.
To give me a better idea of what to write, Tim offered to send me a copy of last year’s brochure. And, late last week, this beautiful printed booklet arrived (see photos below)!
I can’t wait to see how this year’s programme will turn out!
P.S. I only just realized that Philip Pullman is the president of the Blake Society. What!? I mean, it makes complete and total sense, but I’m still trying to wrap my brain around that fact.
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A few weeks ago, I finished the pen work for my first zine. I’ve been very busy recently, but hope that sometime soon I’ll be able to get this zine scanned, printed, and watercolored. Then, once The Flea plush toy is ready, I’m planning on opening my online store!
Here are a few closeups of some pen work for the zine:
As I mentioned before, my first zine is an illustrated Pre-Raphaelite poem. The poem will remain a secret until closer to the zine’s release. But I’ll give one free copy to the first person who can correctly guess which poem it is.
I’ve realized that I made this contest a little bit too hard. Thusly, I added a few more hints (#4 and #5). Also, be sure to check the comments of my post First Zine Progress and Contest!! for even more hints. I will be shocked if no one produces the correct answer this time!
Hint #1: The Seven Deadly Sins.
Hint #2: The poem is not “Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti.
Hint #3: More specifically than Hint #1 — The Seven Princes of Hell.
Hint #4: More specifically than Hint #3 — Mammon.
Hint #5: The poem was written by ONE of the three original Pre-Raphaelites — either William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, or Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
For a chance to win, either leave a comment below or (if you’d like to keep your guess secret from other contestants) shoot me an e-mail at gegallas@hotmail.com — subject “First Zine Contest.”
Best of luck!!
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First Zine Progress and Contest: Round Two!!
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A few weeks ago, I finished the pen work for my first zine. I’ve been very busy recently, but hope that sometime soon I’ll be able to get this zine scanned, printed, and watercolored. Then, once The Flea plush toy is ready, I’m planning on opening my online store!
Here are a few closeups of some pen work for the zine:
As I mentioned before, my first zine is an illustrated Pre-Raphaelite poem. The poem will remain a secret until closer to the zine’s release. But I’ll give one free copy to the first person who can correctly guess which poem it is.
I’ve realized that I made this contest a little bit too hard. Thusly, I added a few more hints (#4 and #5). Also, be sure to check the comments of my post First Zine Progress and Contest!! for even more hints. I will be shocked if no one produces the correct answer this time!
Hint #1: The Seven Deadly Sins.
Hint #2: The poem is not “Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti.
Hint #3: More specifically than Hint #1 — The Seven Princes of Hell.
Hint #4: More specifically than Hint #3 — Mammon.
Hint #5: The poem was written by ONE of the three original Pre-Raphaelites — either William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, or Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
For a chance to win, either leave a comment below or (if you’d like to keep your guess secret from other contestants) shoot me an e-mail at gegallas@hotmail.com — subject “First Zine Contest.”
Best of luck!!
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