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Michael Persin's avatar

You're a talented artist!

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A. C. Sanders's avatar

Thank you Michael I appreciate that!! ✨

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A.J. Sky's avatar

Pocket story - I love that so much! And immediately know which one is mine. 🥰

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A. C. Sanders's avatar

Thank you! 🤍 yeah that’s how those pesky Pocket Stories are they never leave! 😆

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A.J. Sky's avatar

Side note: Your art is awesome! 🤩

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A. C. Sanders's avatar

Thank you so much!! That means a lot!! 😊

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A.N. Pineda's avatar

How did I miss this?? This is incredible, I love seeing the behind the scene stuff and concept pieces. You're colors for your comic are beautiful. I love this idea of getting behind how we evolved our stories from certain influences in our life.

My pocket story has literally been the stepping stone for all my creative endeavors and even in some life decisions... Hard to explain it, mostly since I was a kid I always wanted to be a part of some grand adventure and in a world that was different than my own. The vision of that story has evolved but it all started with Neverland when I was very young. Probably why I love the outdoors so much there is so much magic to explore.

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A. C. Sanders's avatar

Pineda,

First off thank you for the lovely and thoughtful comment! I had a lot of fun with the colors in that comic, Winter scenes are my favorite to paint! ❄️

✨ Wow! That is so neat how you have let your story be a compass for not only your creative endeavors but your life’s choices!

🌿 Neverland is perfect storytelling inspiration! I never thought of the close tie that it has to nature but you are so right! Isn’t it neat that nature can be more magical than any faraway land in a storybook?!

What is one of your favorite places in the world to explore?

I cannot wait for your graphic novel your sketches are already fantastic!!

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A.N. Pineda's avatar

(Sorry for the late reply.)

Of course! It's been fun to see what you create and thank you for your kind words. ❤️It's been slow going but I'm still moving forward. Haha.

I agree, I love nature and being outdoors because there is something about it that can be both inspirational and retrospective. (Also a bit terrifying if its some place new.)

When it comes to exploring, there is so many places I love. If I were to pick a few Yosemite, Olympic National Park, Scotland (I want to go back), Grand Canyon (the North Rim is the best, it has may heart). I explore a lot of the Southwest here in the States, mainly because it's accessible to me. (I'm from Northern Arizona) I'm specifically fond of canyons and mountains. So you'll usually find me in the vicinity of one. 🌄

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A. C. Sanders's avatar

No worries at all! 😊

Oh nice my sister absolutely loves Scotland it’s definitely on my bucket list someday same with The Grand Canyon! The mountains are pretty great I am from Idaho! One of my favorite places though is the Oregon Coast it is so magical!

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TheWriterlyDragonSlayer's avatar

My "pocket story" was some silly Middle-Earth drivel fan fiction that turned into what I'm writing today <3

I love this. Thank you for sharing! Now I want to write a post about my stories origins! <3

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A. C. Sanders's avatar

Ellie I LOVE that so much!! LOTR was also the heart of my love for epic fantasy!

You definitely should write a post about that! I love hearing “behind the scenes” facts about authors! I am so excited to read your book!! 🤍

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TheWriterlyDragonSlayer's avatar

I love hearing that it was your literary muse, too! 😭

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