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Nilah "Nine Jobs" Magruder
@nilahmagruder.com
she/her. aka n. romaine white. making books and animated shows. master gardener.

OUT NOW: Creaky Acres.
UP NEXT: Hex and Havoc, Reel Love.

Work and stuff: nilahmagruder.carrd.co
Here’s Adobe’s AI tool suggesting I not read my own novelette bcuz it’s too long. The central purpose of many of these gimmicky AI tools is saving users time, which doesn’t get at the actual problem: that we’re so crushed by the weight of capitalism that we lack time for meaningful pursuits.
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Me writing characters that readers don't like
October 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Drawing comics is so funny. I just happened to glance at this panel and realize I did not draw Dizzy's neck. Got literally everything except the neck.

Anyway buy Creaky Acres, now with 2% less neck!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558467...
August 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hey #GenCon2025, I’ll be joining the Good Morning Gen Con show bright and early Saturday at 9 am! You can find us at the Streaming Stage or YouTube at Catalyst Game Labs.

www.youtube.com/@catalyst-ga...
August 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
On my way to #GenCon2025! Packing at the last minute, per my usual. Here's where you can find me. See you there!

www.gencon.com/gen-con-indy...
July 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I normally don't do character redesigns but Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School has been living rent-free in my head for thirty years and I finally decided to do something about it. #illustration #characterdesign
July 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Look at this bumblebee sleeping on a coneflower.
June 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Decided to take a career quiz and this is honestly peak comedy.
June 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
CREAKY ACRES has entered its FOURTH WEEK on the Indie Bestseller List and I'm here to thank you for buying indie, and tell you to KEEP buying indie. Check indiebound.org to find your nearest seller, or use bookshop.org, where your purchase will support indie bookstores across the US! #comics
June 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Today I spotted a female American Redstart for the first time. Heckin' blurry photo bcuz she was flitting about, catching bugs. I'm on a bit of acreage that's mostly wooded, and I'm always chuffed to see how many birds choose to raise their young here, despite how small of an area it is.
May 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Creaky Acres is out today! At last, you can now find it at your nearest indie bookstore or library. And if you can't, tell them you want it! @calistabrill.bsky.social #graphicnovels #comics #kidlit #kidlitart

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558467...
May 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I cannot tell you how skeptical I was that this was actually Pink Lady Slipper but the results are undeniable. And another one is coming up so maybe they're starting a family. 💚 🌱
April 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I just happened to be putzing around in my shady, sandy front yard that can't grow anything but lowbush blueberry and moss and discovered that a Pink Lady Slipper (wild orchid) decided that this was a fine spot to settle down and this is the happiest I've been in a long while. 🌱
April 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Creaky Acres is almost here! This book has everything: an act one move to the country that changes everything, kids in safety helmets, hunter jumper cows, horse fashion, emotionally available opossums, a goat judge, and equestri-crimes.

Preorder today! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558467...
April 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Hi #PortfolioDay! My name is Nilah. I am available for consideration for your picture book and cover illustration projects! #kidlitart

I am also a storyboard revisionist for animation and will be available for full-time storyboard work in August.

nilahmagruder.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Some gardeners do not like viola sororia (common blue violet) in their vegetable gardens but I think they make a nice groundcover, personally. 🌱
March 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This paragraph is a little bit funny. Thankfully, Harris is not my rep.

www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/13/m...
March 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
if you're sitting there like "what do you mean I'm having a great time with traditional publishing" GOOD FOR YOU THAT SOUNDS AMAZING I'M HAPPY FOR YOU
March 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Oh okay I guess I'm done
March 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
When you want to write dark serious drama but you like to draw the funny faces
March 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The seeds are growing, the birds are singing, the world is an unmitigated dumpster fire but nature is beautiful. 🌱
March 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Last year I did a couple of stories in Edge of Spider-Verse: Spider-Society. My latest graphic novel, Creaky Acres, is also coming out in May!

Edge of Spider-Verse: www.marvel.com/comics/colle...

Creaky Acres: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558467...
March 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
just a couple of scamps
March 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Look at her, she looks like she's the one doing all the work.
March 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🙌🏾!!!

Btw
February 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM