Nilah Ate the Blog

Illustration, books, and baking… probably

Nilah Ate the Blog

Illustration, books, and baking… probably

Digital drawing of a brown-skinned woman with dark wavy hair wearing a dark trench coat, a magenta sweater, gray slacks, and brown shoes. There is a pendant on her chest hanging from a chain around her neck. Illustration

They Only Come Out at Night

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This post is mirrored on my ko-fi page. F0llow me there!

Digital drawing of a brown-skinned woman with dark wavy hair wearing a dark trench coat, a magenta sweater, gray slacks, and brown shoes. There is a pendant on her chest hanging from a chain around her neck. Digital drawing of a tall blonde woman wearing a blue hoodie, blue jeans, and white sneakers. Her hair covers her right eye. Digital drawing of a teenage Asian girl wearing glasses, a black leather jacket, a graphic tee, a purple plaid skirt, pastel tights with graphic eyes printed all over, and black boots. An orange long-haired cat lurks behind her ankles. Digital drawing of a Black woman with curly black hair in a ponytail wearing a red jacket, black skirt, black tights, and gray boots.

I’ve been trying to get back in the habit of posting regularly online, and let me tell ya, it’s hard! For like ten years I’ve mostly just been working on contract work and not much else. Now my contracts are done and I have all the time in the world to make my own art and talk about it. Feels weird after a decade in NDA land.

Well, with all this free time I’m brainstorming new stories. I’ve been kicking around this urban fantasy idea for a long while. Back in 2010 I decided I was going to do a webcomic. I had two ideas, M.F.K. and this one. It’s got monsters, girls kissing, fight scenes, and one very orange cat. I love the vibes. Now if only I could figure out how to write it!

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