Girl Talk Cartoon Feature
Nothing is as popular in my PsychCentral blog, Quick Fix, as my relationship cartoons! (Secret fact: sex and love are hot topics in Psychology Today, too!) My Barnes & Noble calendar and books are all aimed towards women, too, with an occasional man caught in the crossfire.
Here are the titles, and they’ll give you a hint of my focus on females. 🙂
Best D. Barstow cartoon books for women
What Do Women Really Want? Cats, Chocolate, Shoes, and Love. This is a Barnes & Noble page-a-day calendar, and I got 4 other incredibly talented women to also contribute cartoons! Each side of the calendar was a different word. There are probably more cat cartoons in here…or is it Love? So much fun!
What Do Women REALLY Want? Chocolate! Born from the calendar, this was my first book! All about desserts, I wrote this solo, every single cartoon. The publisher, NBM, did such a great job with the cover and layout, and it really is a perfect coffee table book. I’m very proud of it. (Look out for my books on the other things women really want!)
Love Me or Go to Hell: True Love Cartoons Was another collaborative book with 5 other exceptional (and FUNNY!) women. My one talented cartoonist friend, Stephanie Piro, thought of the clever title, Love me or Go to Hell. That’s why the publisher, Andrews McMeel, bought it!
But, funny story (sad for us) is that although the book did well on the edges of the country – east and west coast- it tanked in the middle states.
Why? I didn’t find out until months later, directly from the sales staff: “hell” is considered to be a swear word by conservative or religious folks. I knew my Dad didn’t like the title, but I didn’t think other people would take offense…Sorry, everyone.
New Feature Cartoon about Single Women
But unbelievably, nobody else is doing a cartoon for women now, especially for single women. This one’s for you, Girlfriends.
This single panel cartoon is for all ages, from girls to elder, although it’s pitched generally at 20s to 40s. We all talk, do we not? (And it’s time to offer a cartoon that young girls would enjoy, too, about things that interest them.)
Unlike cartoons in women’s magazines and papers (95% of which are done by men “of a certain age”) there isn’t always a man in the picture here, nor a family. 43% of the country is single now, and 51% of women are, as well. Join the in crowd!
Did you know there is a Miss Barstow’s Finishing School for Girls? This cartoon isn’t that. Girl Talk topics include pop culture, the superficial, relationships, sex, the emotional, obsessions, beauty, and a great deal of food.
I send the cartoons once a month, by ftp or email, hi-res, so the editor may use them whenever and wherever she wants. Pricing is very reasonable – probably just what you are paying other freelancers – and billing is easy as well.
Samples of girl talk cartoons are here. Wouldn’t your relationship-seeking readers enjoy this, too? Sign up now to see more or order immediately.
