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I got the idea to make mini-books from the International Cartoonist Conspiracy. Local members were included in a comic art show at Altered Esthetics Gallery and I purchased a bento box containing around fifty mini-comics.

The first mini-book I created was called "Little Prints" and was a booklet of the Art Trading Cards (ATC) I made in 2007 on the run up to Christmas. This booklet is mostly the woodcut prints of my family, but does contain ALL the ATC's I made in 2007. This book is a quarter size book as the book is 4.25"x5.5" and I get four pages per standard sheet. During 2008 I created several more at this size based around various series of work.

Also in 2008 I started writing what are called Mini-stories or flash writing. The standard for flash writing is that the story is five hundred or less words. The format for these stories is a 3"Tx2"W book with eight interior pages. Depending on word usage and paragraphs the flash story fits easily onto the eight pages. I have made specific illustrations for the covers on some of these.

John Terwilliger's books can be purchased online at: maybe http://www.yessy.com/braindead/drawings.html
Graphic Novels
This story is about a boy who discovers there is a ghost in the basement of the house his family just moved into. The link is to a working page with drawings and story lines which will be added to until complete.	"The Man in the Basement" story and artwork by John Terwilliger
This is a coloring book featuring the dog Neeko, the most wonderful Sheba Inu in the world.	Neeko Coloring outside the Lines story and artwork by John Terwilliger
Stories
"Trapline", by John Terwilliger, 2008, mini-book 3"Tx2"W, 8 pages. This is the story of running a trap-line for gophers back in the 70's.
"Bullhead", by John Terwilliger, 2008, mini-book 3"Tx2"W, 8 pages. This is a little story about fishing, and cleaning the fish.
"Bullhead", by John Terwilliger, 2009, mini-book 3"Tx2"W, 8 pages. This is a little story about about a little river in Southeastern Minnesota.
"A Little Biography", by John Terwilliger, 2009, mini-book 3"Tx2"W, 8 pages. This is a little life story with a bold face sales pitch at the end. I send it free with all new customers.
Picture Books
"Little Book of Little Prints", by John Terwilliger, 2008, quarter-book 5.5"Tx4.25"W, 16 pages. This is the book of all the Art Trading Cards sized woodcut and linoleum cut prints I made in 2007.
"Dogs", by John Terwilliger, 2008, quarter-book 4.25"Tx5.5"W, 16 pages. This book is of the series of dog drawings I did. The original drawings are all postcard sized drawn on mat board.
"Drawings from the Treetop Series", by John Terwilliger, 2008, quarter-book 4.25"Tx5.5"W, 16 pages. This book is of drawings from my series of Treetops.
"Muertes", by John Terwilliger, 2008, quarter-book 5.5"Tx4.25"W, 16 pages. This book is of Art Trading Card Sized prints of skulls.
"Shadow Studies", by John Terwilliger, 2008, quarter-book 5.5"Tx4.25"W, 12 pages. This book is of a series of drawings I did all based on the same cast shadow.
"Hearts", by John Terwilliger, 2009, quarter-book 5.5"Tx4.25"W, 12 pages. This book is of the thirty Heart themed Art Trading Cards I created leading up to Thanksgiving.