Originally published in July 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Grief
I’ve had to learn how to promote my graphic novel to reach my audience. It’s like building a house from the ground up.
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Originally published in June 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Grief, Pen Jar Productions
I Miss My Mommy takes you right to the heart of the five stages of grief through 150 portraits, some grim, some funny, but all relatable.
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Originally published in June 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Gift Ideas, Grief, Pen Jar Productions
Let’s start a conversation about grief. I’d love a short social media review of my book (up to 150 words written or filmed) from you:
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Originally published in June 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Grief, Pen Jar Productions
Anne Bokma’s compelling Mother’s Day column in today’s Hamilton Spectator shows how fraught Mother’s Day can be for adult orphans, particularly women. Bokma cites I Miss My Mommy by Alison Garwood-Jones as a resource for middle agers struggling with the five stages of grief.
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Originally published in June 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Graphic Visualizer, Grief
I didn’t set out to create a book on grief … Just before the pandemic, I started drawing fictional portraits of people in different stages of grief and organizing them into a narrative arc.
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Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Comic, Graphic Novel, Grief
The four books that inspired me when I was writing and drawing I Miss My Mommy, my new graphic novel for orphaned adults.
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Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Continuing Education, Grief, Pen Jar Productions, Social Media Instructor, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
How Alison Garwood-Jones uses the marketing skills she teaches at SCS to reach the right audience for her new book about navigating grief.
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Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Grief
Mother’s Day is Remembrance Day for Orphaned Adults. Survey results reveal how you are handling it now that she’s gone.
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Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, Grief, Pen Jar Productions
TVO’s The Agenda joined Alison Garwood-Jones in her studio to talk about grieving the death of both parents, and her new book, I MISS MY MOMMY.
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