lol, you are not only talented, you also have a good heart. Because drawing comes (easy) to you, you have the feeling everyone could do it if they try. Even some of the greatest artists ever have admitted to often struggling to create art - and not just a thousandth copy of what others have done.

If you honour me by reading Boxee and you get to know Bobby (not just as he is at the start), I would love to see how you imagine him, for he is difficult to love, but he grows on you and proves to be precious - as all children (and adults) are. I think most writers dream of seeing their characters represented in a way that helps to make it more real for them, so don't be surprised when writers toss out hints about their dreams, it is a compliment to what art of yours they have seen.

I once came close to having that happen for me. A reader wrote me a letter, telling me how deeply touched he was by reading about Cherine, as she reminded him of his spirited daughter who died at 8 years old. He sent me a painting he had made of her and I asked whether he could do one of Cherine, as he sees her.. He said yes, but then disappeared, never to be heard from again. I understood and did not try to press him to respond. Sometimes pain returns from where we did not expect it.

I love the Ghibli movies. If I could have my stories painted like, for instance, Nausicaa and her story, I would be in heaven. Maybe somefay I'll make enough to pay an artist to do it for me, even as an anime comic.

Thanks for including my name (twice) above.

And now, I've left the most important for last. Although he is beautiful, you've added a suggestion of unhappiness and danger, of there being something unhealthy about him. Keep at it and if you always give yourself to each of your pieces, you will continue to grow. That is what I consider the most important for you.