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Earlier this year, I started doodling funny spiders during a meeting. I was encouraged by those who saw the drawings to develop them further and try and build up a collection. I think people connect with the bugs because they have regular names, they live regular lives, but also just do what bugs do. That's the reason why, a few months and 100 drawings later, a spider and fly called Steve and Dave find themselves going global in their very own book on Amazon called 100 Bug Doodles.

Publishing has come a long way, and I think everyone can have a voice today without having to wait for that elusive call from a big publishing company or spend obscene amounts of money on vanity publishing. Companies like Amazon offer a more direct route to your readers with a very good support system for independent creators.

The great thing about the medium of doodles is that it strips the story down to its core idea. It leaves no excuses for the artist or storyteller. I've seen projects abandoned in the past because "I don't have enough time" or "I don't have the right software" or "I can't draw." The medium of doodles leaves you only with a simple question: What story are you going to tell today? You only need a sheet of paper, a pen, and a phone camera.

Check out my previous posts on Bored Panda here and here.

100 Bug Doodles by Beast Flaps is now available in your country's Amazon store or via BugDoodles.com.

More info: bugdoodles.com | Instagram | amazon.com

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    Bunzilla
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hahaa aww this one made me laugh harder than it deserved to

    Carrie de Luka
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too! Don't often have a good chuckle, usually just a sort of recognition that something is funny - so this must be really hitting my funny bone!

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    Jaybird3939
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got me snort laughing on this one!

    Eliana Crocker
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is my favorite so far! 😂

    OTTER
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this one of those ‘dad’ jokes?

    Irene Carlyle
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SO FUNNY!! (feel a little guiilty..but......)

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    Shelp
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Congrats for making this an absolutely obvious reference to the well-known meme, although you only depicted a fly!

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    David Kohn
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

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    David Kohn
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hawhahawhahhahwhohohohohoohoharharaajahejh

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    Nature Girl
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I literally had to stand on my hands to see this

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know it's just a piicture but I'm scared.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Walking is what people do while they are wishing they could fly.

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    BusLady
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Marv is nearsighted. He thought it was a balloon.

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