J. M. DeSantis's Blog & News

Darksome Craft Market: 6-8 Dec

Friday 6 December through 8 December, the Darksome Craft Market is running their last virtual market of the year & I am participating: darksomecraftmarket.com

For the three days, use code DARKSOME on my Etsy Store to get 25% OFF on all items and purchases: jmdesantis.etsy.com

New T-Shirt Designs

New to my Etsy Store: apparel!

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Happy Diwalloween

I do love a good portmanteau, so I couldn’t help myself here, but in earnest:

Whether you celebrate Diwali, Halloween, neither, or both, I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Cheers!
J. M. DeSantis (creator of Chadhiyana)

The New Dark Fire Press Logo

I have officially updated the Dark Fire Press logo with this new design!

This was actually revealed on my social media accounts back in July. I intended to post about it here, but instead an empty post sat at the top of this blog for a while (more on that below).

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Darksome Craft Market

Online: 2 – 4 February 2024

For those shopping the Darksome Craft Market (https://darksomecraftmarket.com) check their website for all of the wonderful artists showing their work this weekend.

For my works in particular, use my linktree: https://linktr.ee/jmdesantis for links to my books, comics, Etsy and Redbubble stores, and my commissions page.

Code DARKSOMELOVE gets you 10% off your Etsy purchases and all commissions this weekend (through Feb 4th)!

A New Chadhiyana Story

Chadhiyana in A Kid and a Comic

Chadhiyana will appear in A Kid and a Comic for a 10 issue, two-part story!

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Support Small Business Saturday

So many ways to support this #SmallBusinessSaturday and through the week (Click more to see the links below):

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NEW: Etsy Store!

https://jmdesantis.etsy.com

New from The Writeist, the grand opening of my Etsy Store! I’m starting off this new venture with my stickers selection. Many of my art prints, original artworks, and some new products will follow (after the present art Sale going on my Facebook and Instagram pages).

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Special Holiday Art Sale 25%-30% Off

And here…we…GO!

Follow me on Instagram (@jmdwriteist) or Facebook (@jmdesantis.writeist) to see all if the artwork that is beoing posted for sale. 50+ pieces over seven posts going up today.

All artwork will list with the original price as well as the 30% discount worked out.For commissions, I’ll have limited spots at 25% (https://jmdesantis.com/commission-requests)

To claim a piece, once listed, place the piece and CLAIM in the comments. I will reach out to you directly. Payment plans are optional, and I’ll be using PayPal and Venmo.The sale goes until 12 am EST (midnight) on November 28. Claims must be made in that window. I’ll be doing it on a first come, first serve on Facebook & Instagram simultaneously.

The Kirklyn Horror: My Second Novel

Though I haven’t updated my blog here in quite a while, I’ve been busy creating new artworks, vending at (so far) twenty-eight shows this year (more than double any previous year, and I still have eight more to go), and preparing my second novel, The Kirklyn Horror for publication!

This Friday the 13th, The Kirklyn Horror releases in print and digital, and if you’re reading this before that date, you can pre-order it now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble sites (listed on darkfirepress.com/books/kirklynhorror)

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