In this vibrant and affirming comics anthology, 29 trans & nonbinary comic artists share their personal journeys of self-discovery and acceptance.Featuring the work of Sage Coffey, Kyla Aiko, and Coco Ouwerkerk, The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics includes 29 creators' tales of self-love and affirmation and detailing their experiences with gender and identity. Originally published as a successful Kickstarter campaign, this expanded edition includes comi...

Why do things in moderation when you can just do everything? Cartoonist Dami Lee's hilarious four-panel comic collection illustrates her experience navigating identity, relationships, pop culture, and misunderstandings about basic human interactions, from growing up as a South Korean immigrant kid in the foreign land of Texas to finding her home as a professional cartoonist in cyberspace. With favorite selections from Dami's massively popular webcomic As Per Usual, as wel...

Here are the essentials for any crime genre writer, as offered by Gene Grossman, author of the popular 15-book series of Peter Sharp Legal Mysteries.Learn the inside tips used to create the mystery and suspense that will greatly improve your book.Discussed are various plot techniques including Proper Murder and the Ticking Clock. These tips can help any author in the genre.

**"If you really want to shock the world, unleash your kindness."Based on bestselling author Brad Meltzer’s viral commencement speech for his son’s graduating class at the University of Michigan, Make Magic is the little book of hope for anyone who has ever wished for more. More authenticity. More empathy. More gratitude. A more fulfilling life.With charming, thoughtful insights from his remarkable life and career, Meltze...

Adriana Paige didn't see her breakup with Alec Graves coming any more than he did, but at the time she couldn't see any other way to stop him from turning into some kind of monster. For weeks now she's been haunted by the worry that she made a terrible mistake, but she's thousands of miles away from Sanctuary now and there's nothing left but to try and soldier on.Alec Graves had just finished standing off the single most dangerous group of shape shifters in the world when Adri told...

Frame games, as seen in USA WEEKEND magazine and read by more than 48,000,000 people in 600 newspapers weekly, are an extremely popular and amusing form of word puzzle that represent a famous phrase, song, person, place, or movie. By looking at the way the letters are formed and where they are placed in relation to the other letters, you can piece together a solution. These artfully constructed brainteasers are a favorite among teachers, travelers, and puzzle-lovers alike. Terry Stickels h...

Do you ever find yourself at a loss for Chinese words, phrases or sayings when you write greeting cards or occasion cards? The "Chinese Phrases For Greeting Cards" offers you great ideas on what to write in Chinese characters on a card for many occasions:Chapter 1: Chinese Phrases for "Anniversary"-Anniversary to a Couple-Anniversary for Him-Anniversary for Her-Wedding Anniversary-Parent's Wedding AnniversaryChapter 2: Chinese Phrases for "A...

Scott Hilburn's The Argyle Sweater boasts a readership ranging from the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times to the Calgary Herald, and more than 1 million Argyle Sweater greeting cards have been sold. Inside Hilburn's colorful cartoon panel, oversized animals, malevolent Care Bears, and an unstable Hamburger Helper cavort with bees, wolves, zebras, cavemen, mad scientists, and nursery-rhyme and funny-page icons to offer a critique of society and popular cul...

Whether you realize it or not, your life – like millions of others – began with you listening. Though none of your other senses had yet developed, your life began by you listening to the reassuring sound of our mother's heart beating. Later, during your nine month of confinement, you began to hear a variety of other sounds, sounds from the world outside of Mom's tummy. Voices, music, all kinds of new and exciting sounds. Later yet, though you didn't always appreciate some of the things the...

In this e-book original, The Teens They Are a-Changin', strips from the popular cartoon strip Luann reflect the ups and downs of being a teen-age girl. Luann’s transition into womanhood is interrupted by her friend Bernice’s unexpected makeover, which attracts the attention of every guy in school. Bernice, once jealous of Luann’s maturity, turns the tables, leaving Luann jealous of her once socially awkward friend’s newfound confidence. In an unexpected turn, the high sch...

Angels on earth? In this kindle eBook, you will learn about guardian angels, angels and demons, angels in art and much more.

Written specifically for tween girls age 9 to 12, List Your Self for Girls is full of lists to create and questions to answer about friends, family, guys, school, home, the world, and most important, themselves. With a page for each list, it’s a place for girls to explore and celebrate who they are and discover themselves by filling in the blanks. Making lists and writing down thoughts and feelings will inspire change and help tweens feel good about themselves, giving shape to new...