I’ve been in touch with Gabriella Saenz this week about the artwork for our upcoming graphic novel, Flatiron Death Grip. This woman is SO talented! I am always amazed at her work. She has finished sketching all the characters and will begin working on the panels for the graphic novel. In the meantime, you can pick up a copy of the original novel, with her illustrations on the inside, from Amazon at Flatiron Death Grip: Chambers, Peggy, Saenz, Gabriella: 9781953589101: Amazon.com: Books where it is currently on sale for $6.10 in paperback.

I wanted to show you some of her sketches. She is such a perfectionist. I emailed her a copy of the novel, the graphic novel script, the 4 short stories that originally created the main characters, characterizations, etc. I probably overwhelmed her. But since I didn’t know what I was doing with an artist, I went for overkill. This was originally her idea to make this a graphic novel and I was blown away with the offer.

At a craft show lately I ran into a woman who picked up the novel, Flatiron Death Grip, and opened it. “Oh, I hoped it was a graphic novel,” she said. And I said, “Soon!” So, Gabs was right. It needed to be a graphic novel.

I’ll keep you informed as to progress. But here are a few more sketches.

What are you reading/writing this week?