Things Are Heating Up For the Snowman

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535108570488716905.post-31309643191431683592008-05-03T00:26:00.003-04:002008-05-03T00:34:26.885-04:00Things Are Heating Up For the Snowman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_B9UCVX_0cfk/SBvqFLyZdyI/AAAAAAAABKQ/C0tyoFVc-5c/s1600-h/sexy-playing-cards.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_B9UCVX_0cfk/SBvqFLyZdyI/AAAAAAAABKQ/C0tyoFVc-5c/s400/sexy-playing-cards.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196003969886418722" /></a> Unfortunately, this is a family blog so we'll have to leave these snowman girlie playing cards to the imagination. But trust me, things heat up and it's not only the snowman that is naked. Speaking of voyeurism and heating up, here's an intimate glimpse of my financial woes. When one is a freelancer he or she will undoubtedly experience more than their share of career crossroads. I'm at one myself as the realities of making ends meet as a cartoonist are forcing me to explore some options, although I better do it quick. The past few weeks I've been busy 1) drafting a possible children's version of the snowman book. 2) working on a snowman calendar 3) starting up again a project I began 7 years, a graphic novel comedy on 19th arctic exploration and 4) working on a script for a film studio interested in pitching a snowman special to cable. It goes without saying, all of these ventures are on spec. Meantime, I'm illustrating (my work can be seen in this month's <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/credit-loan/prepaying-your-mortgage-3-08/overview/prepay-mortgage-ov.htm">Consumer Reports</a>, Money Adviser and this Monday's sports section in the NY Times) and trying, unsuccessfully, to sell cartoons to the New Yorker (I'm in this month's <a href="http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/landing_page.php">Prospect</a> – the second cartoon on the site). Special thanks to fellow freelancer and talented writer Mary <a href="http://www.maryfons.com/cblog/">"PaperGirl"</a> Fons for <a href="http://www.spokane.net/SearchResultDisplay.aspx?contentid=4742&keywords=homestyle&ccshorttitle=HomeStyleFeat1">writing up the snowman</a> for a few publications and mentioning my <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781416940661&itm=1">book.</a> My brush with fame moment of the week? A couple of days ago I met renown chef <a href="http://www.gordonramsay.com/">Gordon Ramsay</a> at his book signing in Manhattan. I'm a huge fan (of his<a href="http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/"> BBC shows</a>, not the cheesy <a href="http://www.fox.com/Hellskitchen/">American reality shows</a>) and I gave him my book. The hothead TV star was extremely nice, taking the time to chat with me.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TodaysSnowman" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TodaysSnowman" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Snowman Experthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127825717978645729eckstein@pipeline.com