art – Jonathon Mast: Author

Drawing with Artists

I need a dragon that looks surprised. Can you do that? I… wasn’t sure what to do with this. I knew the kind of thing I wanted, but I’d never really worked with an artist before. Okay, that’s not entirely true. Sorry. I’ve worked with artists for all our covers. Overall, it’s been a positiveContinue reading “Drawing with Artists”

Depression Doesn’t Make Art

All the great artists were messed up. Picasso fell into a huge depression, and look at what he produced. Just imagine, if he had medication, how much art we would have missed out on. … Okay, if someone says that to you, deck them. Maybe not deck them. At least not physically. But tell them:Continue reading “Depression Doesn’t Make Art”

World Creation and Other Therapies

The slide probably started Sunday, but I didn’t notice it then. Monday I canceled an appointment. Just didn’t feel like going out. Tuesday it hit hard. I have depression, by the way. I suspect a lot of writers do. Many of us struggle with melancholy in various ways. We cope through creation. We take ourContinue reading “World Creation and Other Therapies”