Books on grief Archives - Alison Garwood-Jones Alison Garwood-Jones

How I Learned to Promote My Graphic Novel

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.

Cutting Room Floor

Originally published in July 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Toronto Illustrators

This drawing never made it into my book, I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults.

What is your grief story?

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.

Father’s Day

Originally published in June 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Gift Ideas, Pen Jar Productions

My new book is called I Miss My Mommy, but fathers are just as integral to the story for orphaned adults. For Father’s Day, here’s a preview of how dads, now gone, weave in and out of the stories of their adult kids’ lives.

Four Books That Inspired Me

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.

Practicing What I Preach

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.

Mother’s Day is Remembrance Day for Orphaned Adults … and it’s complicated

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.

“I Miss My Mommy” on TVO’s The Agenda

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.

Male Friendships and Grief

Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, Gift Ideas, Grief, Pen Jar Productions

Male friendships and Grief

Cover Blurbs for “I Miss My Mommy”

Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, Comic, Graphic Novel, Grief, Pen Jar Productions

Cover blurbs for the book I Miss My Mommy by Alison Garwood-Jones

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