But Seriously...

Happy New Year!

Since this will be my first blog post of the year, I wanted to say something meaningful. Something that will stay with you throughout the year. Something that will inspire you and make you think. Something you would pass on to others so that they could also consider it and reflect upon it throughout 2017....

Well, I couldn't think of anything. So I will quote the all knowing, all powerful George Carlin in his infinite wisdom: "Toodaloo, go with God, and don't take any wooden nickels." Also: "Buy Krista's first coloring book!"

Okay, so he never said that last part. But I'm sure he'd recommend it. :)

Seriously, though. I appreciate all the support I've gotten for it so far. It means a lot to me. I worked on the hand drawn designs for around a year, and kept putting off actually publishing it. It was mostly because I was almost positive that I couldn't take the rejection or the feeling of failure if no one bought it.

It's not easy to make yourself known to people as an artist. I finally decided that if no one buys it, oh well! At least I tried. And I will keep trying. There are so many different coloring books out there right now, and it's hard to compete with. I wanted to do something that would stand out at least a little from the others.

I took Mandalas to (what I consider to be) the next level. I've made them extremely detailed and interesting to look at. I drew them and I still just sit and look at all the details sometimes. I am pretty proud of how they turned out.

They've gotten a great reaction so far and it's so interesting to see when people post pictures of how they've colored them! I can't express enough how much I absolutely love seeing people enjoy them.

As I said, I really appreciate the support I've been shown so far and thank you all for your continued support. I'm already working on at least 2 (possibly 3, we'll see how it goes) future coloring books. I hope to be published again within the next couple of months.

If you like the book, please (PRETTY PLEASE) share it with your friends, and ask them to share it with their friends. Word of mouth is incredibly powerful and completely priceless.

If you have a blog and would like to share it there, well I'm not going to argue with you. If you have something you'd like me to share, let me know! I'm happy to do it.

Please be safe and happy during this new year and most importantly BE GOOD TO EACH OTHER.

Thanks! See you in the next post!!!

Grab (or share) your copy of Soul Mints: An Adult Coloring Book (by ME!) HERE!

Example colored by Melanie Schumacher