Page 6 of the as of yet untitled book 2 is up!

Check out the new book with new posts every Weds. and Saturdays at The Official Thorny Grove Site along with other great things to see!

Page 5 is up!

Check out page 5 of the new book and more at www.thornygrove.com!  Thanks for reading and don't forget to share everywhere!!!!  I hope to have the new website up and even a store coming soon!  T-shirts, prints, books and more!!!

Pages 1-4 are up to read!!!

Doe to viewing issues with the blog, come and read the continuing adventures of the Thorny Grove clan at www.thornygrove.com and check us out on Facebook!

Promo card for the GR Toy and Comic Expo!

March 31st will see Thorny Grove with a booth at the Grand Rapids Toy and Comic Expo again and this time we are promoting not only the original book, And A Dash of Mythos, but also the new, as yet untitled, second book!  I will be handing out full color, fancy ass glossy print cards to help promote this new adventure of Bryar and the gang, along with selling prints of the first book, voo-doo dolls, and bumper stickers!  Come on down and say hi and hang out if you want!  I'd love the company!

Thorny Grove at the Grand Rapids Toy and Comic Expo on March 31st!

That's right cats and kittens! We have gotten a table at this year's GRTCE! I will be there promoting the new story an selling copies of the first book, bumper stickers and more! Come on down and say hi if you are in the area! Check out www.grtoycomicexpo.com!

The start of the untitled book 2 is here!

Check it out at Official Thorny Grove Website!  It is now under the new album "Untitled Book 2" and while you are there, explore!

Another personal milestone... of Doom?

Tomorrow I begin posting the first page of the second book, as yet untitled, and this brings about a new page in my life.  Every page I draw is a page farther than I have ever done.  The first book took over two years to draw, mostly because I am a stay-at-home mom and there was some delay with a difficult pregnancy and bouncing back from the birth of our daughter halfway thru the book.  I did get the first half done and there was talk of going to APEcon with only the first half.  But, I felt that I needed to finish it, so we pushed back to the following years APE.  Dream come true.... but also a personal fight.  I have a few demons that have plagued me for as long as I can remember, Self-doubt, Fear, Failure, and Regret.  The tag team of my mental doom.....
     They creep in constantly and the battle rages on daily.  Most people see me doing this book and say, "You did it!  You are fulfilling your dream!  If it goes anywhere or not, you tried!"  The problem with my brain is, it doesn't see it that way.  My brain says, "HA!  I told you not to do it!  I told you it would fail!  You should just never even try!"  That being said, I am still here, still drawing, still writing, because with every Facebook "Like", with every view the webpage gets, with every new compliment, I get a little stronger and keep going.  I originally said to my husband on our way to APE, that I would give it one year, until October 2012, and if it wasn't going anywhere, I would pull the plug.  It takes years for any business to start making money, and yes, I do hope to make money, and I need to give it time.  I am not looking to get rich or famous, but just to make a living.  Due to limited funding, I cannot afford to advertise, so I rely on word of mouth to spread my work across cyberspace.  I have debated on sending to publishers and still do, I am looking into creator owned types, and there aren't many, but then I would lose my babies as most publishers absorb your rights.  Do I sacrifice my first born? 
    So, to cut to the chase, I appreciate all of you and I just wanted you to know that you all keep me going, especially thru the times when I just want to give up.  Thank you for reading Thorny Grove and thank you for giving it a chance!  I hope you all enjoy the next story as much as the first!

Facebook contest before new book debuts!

Ok Thorny Grove facebook fans, here we go with today's special quiz contest! Hope you are ready! If not, go to www.thornygrove.com and read up under And A Dash of Mythos© to get your answers! Winners are only from the Facebook fan base, so make sure if you share, to "Like" this page!
Here we go....
1) What is driving the creatures of the forest to the brink of desperation?
2) How does Bryar plan to change this issue?
3) How does Redneck Raccoon feel about this?
4) What is Fuzzy McPickle's specialty?
5) How does Patches describe Bryar in his rebuttal speech?
6) What 2 things does Patches refer to as being Bryar's lastest stunts during the first debate?
7) Is Patches' story of his past true?
8) Who is Cthulhu's human form"
9) What part of the election process is Musket explaining in the second debate?
10) Who is Tiamat?

There you go friends! Send your answers to bryar@thornygrove.com and at 8 o'clock tonight I will tally them up and have your winner! Share with friends and tell them to "Like" this page for a chance to win a Bryar Voo-doo doll! Huzzarimus!

Wow... I have been bad about keeping up with the blog!

I will have to make a better point to keep this updated along with the website! You can view the first book along with extras at www.thornygrove.com!