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fantasy creature illustration from the fantasy children´s book "Below the Floor" by author and director John E. Brito

Confessions of a Children´s Book Author

May 15, 2019by John E. Brito 8 Comments

How children´s book author and director John E. Brito´s first fantasy book “Below the Floor” came to be.

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Below the Floor, Leto's Labyrinths, Life as an artist
Schleich Eisbären-Baby Panda Figur

New roommates in my not so new office

December 19, 2017by John E. Brito 2 Comments

I moved into another office room some months ago. It is a smaller office now, and the rent is more expensive, but in the place I am now I can […]

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Life as an artist
Das Dorf unter dem Fußboden erhältlich bei facultas am Stephansplatz 5, Wien.

My book is in the shop-window of facultas bookstore

December 12, 2017by John E. Brito 2 Comments

Some days ago, my brother Jim (if you remember: he is my favourite victim when it comes to get together a crew for one of my short films) sent me […]

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Below the Floor, Children's Books, Life as an artist
misty mountains in Austria

Misty Innsbruck

May 31, 2017by John E. Brito 4 Comments

Publishing your own book is a lot of work. As you move on, you keep encountering new hurdles on a weekly basis. Like: There was something wrong with your registration […]

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Life as an artist, On Self Publishing

New Working Space

May 4, 2017by John E. Brito 13 Comments

Sorry for being late again with the new blog post. Life and work has been very busy the last weeks. Apart from working on a big animation gig, I am […]

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Life as an artist
How to survive a daytime job, part 1, by author John E. Brito

How to survive a Daytime Job as a creative Person

March 7, 2017by John E. Brito 2 Comments

The perfect job for a creative person is doing the stuff he/she loves while getting paid for it. But sometimes this is not possible. In this post, you will learn […]

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Life as an artist
when things go wrong, you got to keep moving

Things going wrong – What to do

December 20, 2016by John E. Brito 2 Comments

The returning readers among you might know that I am currently getting my first children’s book (Below the Floor) into print. I am waaay behind my initial schedule. Mostly because […]

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Below the Floor, Life as an artist, On Self Publishing
character design development by children`s book author John E. Brito

Character Development Part 2

December 6, 2016by John E. Brito 2 Comments

So here we are in the next round of bringing a cutie to life. If you have missed the first two rounds you can check them out in this post. […]

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Life as an artist, Work
character design development by John E. Brito

Character Development Part 1

November 29, 2016by John E. Brito 3 Comments

Behind the scenes of creating a cartoon character for a wellknown communication brand.

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Life as an artist, Work

Business Consultants crushed my Fairytale Book

September 27, 2016by John E. Brito 14 Comments

Some weeks ago, I had some meetings with business consultants who I had asked to check my book project from a financial point of view (after having gotten valuable feedback […]

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Below the Floor, Life as an artist, On Self Publishing, on writing

Lessons Learnt from Creating a First Children’s Book – III

March 25, 2016by John E. Brito 1 Comment

As I am pushing forward with my children’s book project, I – in retrospect – keep making mistakes. Or putting it another way: Things I will do different next time. […]

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Below the Floor, Life as an artist, On Self Publishing, on writing, Uncategorized
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Self Publishing VS Traditional Publishing, Pt. II

February 16, 2016by John E. Brito 6 Comments

2) Marketing Advantage of a Traditional Publisher After a publisher has accepted your manuscript and has edited it into a printable book, he will hopefully promote your book, but will […]

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Life as an artist, On Self Publishing

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