Zombies

I’ve been drawing zombies. Funnily enough, just as I finished colouring this picture, I got a notification from Garbrielle Bell’s site, and she’s been drawing zombies too. This is part of a larger project – you’ll have to wait and see what it comes from. Every time I draw something like this, I have a brief fantasy moment where I see my career as a zombie/vampire/fairy/space alien cartoonist stretching out before me. That would be fun, right?

Since I’ve almost finished my novel, I’ve been thinking about what my next big project might be. I think it should definitely be a graphic novel. But what kind of graphic novel? My kids would love it if I wrote one for them, using all the stories I tell them over breakfast. I get immense satisfaction in delving through my own life for material. I’ve wanted to write one about Katherine Mansfield for a while now. And then there’s the new novel idea and the numerous short stories that I’m going to write when I have time… but maybe some of them should be graphic novels instead? I don’t know.

The other thing which I’ve been doing lately is listening to podcasts. It’s my favourite thing to do whilst colouring cartoons. I just listened to This American Life, which has a fascinating New Zealand segment to it. I also listened to the latest New Yorker Fiction podcast (oh yes, I remember the anguish of losing my pet lamb to the meatworks!) and to a John Cale interview on All Songs Considered. I have a thing for American podcasts. I really should find some UK ones to bond with. Can you suggest any?