Introductions, and Mucho Gusto from PRESIDENTE ELIZA of 'Casa Club'

...aka Eliza's Klubhouse or Newsletter or Pan Dulce Deposit Box.

Hola!
I’m Eliza Kinkz, an illustrator, writer, friendly Cartoonist,
hungry Tejana, immature Mamá,
etc, etc, insert another joke, etc…
AND I’M SOOOOO FELIZ YOU ARE HERE!!

An actual Eliza Kinkz caught in her natural habitat…

Guess what?! I’M OFFICIALLY JOINING THE NEWSLETTER WAGON!!
As I’ve been wanting to keep a journal for myself for a long time.
Of course, I’d love to connect with more readers of my books,
but at the end of the day this is for ME.
Speaking of….

Anywayz, what better way to keep a journal then to make it a NEWSLETTER.
(OKAY okay, I’m a SUCKER for outside deadlines!!
It’s how I got my first children’s book illustration gig! More on that later….)

And guess what I’m calling the newsletter….

And here is an ABOUT PAGE for a deep dive into what will go on at CASA CLUB!

Originally I wanted to go with Eliza Kinkz’s Klubhouse or Kasa Klub…but then a friend pointed out that is a lot of ‘K’s…
which is not always a positive thing in the course of history.
So I decided on ‘CASA CLUB’ as it honors my Tejana Spanglish roots of combining a Spanish word with an English word to make an amazing new word!

I’m hoping CASA CLUB becomes a safe space online where I can show off my projects, talk publishing, and just be super silly with a fun community of Kidlit cohorts.
My very own community who I can whisper all my strange thoughts to…
you down? you sure? THERE’S NO GOING BACK NOW!!!

Let’s say the secret CASA CLUB pledge then!

I pledge to allow myself to play again.
I pledge to do Art that makes me happy.
I pledge to give Eliza a bite of all future cookies.

Geeez ok! Just at least do the first two, and

WELCOME TO THE CASA CLUB!!