New
Book on Carl Barks
January, 2023
My friend Kim Weston
is publishing an Art Edition book on
Carl Barks which reprints some of his
early work from the original proofs at
the same size Barks drew them! Please
support this amazing book. (No, I'm not
getting any compensation for this plug
-- I just want to see more material like
this published! Tell him JG sent you!)
Read more about it here:
Artist Edition Carl Barks
First Novel
Completed!
May, 2022
After two years of
work, many, many revisions, and an
ocean of coffee, I have
just finished the final production draft for
my first novel, a YA supernatural story set
here in Central Oregon, and in the
universe! Hopefully, I can find an
agent!
Writers Digest Review
December, 2021
Carl Barks Paintings
and Drawings: 1967-1971 book review:
Congratulations on writing and publishing
your book! The packaging and printing are
extremely impressive and professional. The cover
designs highlight Carl’s colorful work. The book
is well organized and I enjoyed reading about
this artist I had been previously unaware of.
You have compiled a substantial archive of
Carl’s work during this time period and the
color artwork in particular is reproduced with
great clarity and detail here. You strike a
terrific balance of providing just the right
amount of context for each group of artwork
without overwhelming the reader with needless
minutiae. I particularly appreciated the places
where you provided a photograph of a location
alongside the painting, which allowed me to more
deeply appreciate the artistic choices of Carl
Barks. You have a great web site that
effectively markets this and your other work.
IAN FINALIST
November, 2021
Carl Barks Paintings
and Drawings: 1967 -1971 has been
selected as a finalist in the
Independent Author Network awards for
best non-fiction.
Celsius 232
July, 2021
I was invited to give
two talks on story and writing at the
Celsius 232 conference in Aviles, Spain.
A great opportunity to meet and network
with other writers. Larry Niven gave the
keynote.
https://celsius232.sched.com/speaker/john_garvin.22npmlih
Golden Joystick Awards
November, 2019
My script for
Days Gone picked up the Best
Storytelling award. We also won
Playstation Game of the Year.
https://gamerant.com/golden-joystick-awards-2019-winners/
.
WGA Awards
February, 2013
My script for
Uncharted: Golden Abyss was a
finalist for a WGA award for best
videogame script. It was an honor to be
invited to the ceremony in
Hollywood, where Steven Speilberg was
one of the presenters.
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