Blunt Point Press  ·  Round Rock, TX

Alex
Calles

Author  ·  Illustrator  ·  Cinematographer

"Every hour is a gift you give your future self."

Still There — Illustrated Workbook by Alex Calles
Volume 1 · Coming 2026

Still There

The Want You Buried Is Waiting

An illustrated workbook by Alex Calles. Nineteen chapters of honest storytelling, philosophical reflection, journaling prompts, comic strips, crossword puzzles and coloring pages. Not a self-help manual. A permission slip.

FormatIllustrated Workbook
Chapters19
Pages116
Size8.5 × 11 in.
Price$24.99 USD
AvailableAmazon KDP
EditionPaperback
LanguageEnglish
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"Somewhere along the way, you put something down. It went into the drawer. And it has been waiting there — patient and unchanged — for exactly this moment."

— Still There, back cover

About the Author

Alex Calles

Alex Calles

Alex Calles is a college-educated illustrator and cinematographer based in Round Rock, Texas. He has been creating illustration since the 1980s and holds a B.S. in Digital Cinematography from Full Sail University.

He served as editor-in-chief of a Spanish-language magazine for five years, overseeing writers, artists, graphic design and video production end-to-end. The visual work has always been in service of a larger story. Still There is the first volume in an ongoing series from Blunt Point Press.

16+Years creating
Vol. 1Ongoing series
5 yrsEditor-in-chief
BPPBlunt Point Press

Background

The craft behind the work

Writing & Editorial
Author, editor-in-chief. Long-form, structured, and built to last.
Illustration
Mechanical pencil, pastel, colored pencils, airbrush, and digital media since the 1980s.
Cinematography
B.S. in Digital Cinematography. Sony FS5. Canon 6D Mark II. Full Adobe post-production.
Book Design
Adobe InDesign & Photoshop. Cover art generated in Adobe Firefly. Print-ready KDP workflow.
Publishing
Founder, Blunt Point Press. Independent print-on-demand. Series in production.
Visual Production
Photography, graphic design, and video inform the books. The books are the point.

Writing

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Essays, process notes and editorial writing

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Also by the Author

Other works

El otro lado del río
Hector A. Calles
Novel · 2013

El otro lado del río

Spanish Edition

A novel by Hector A. Calles — Alex Calles's Spanish-language pen name. Available in paperback and Kindle digital edition.

Spanish Paperback Kindle ISBN 9781491231777
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Video

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Behind the Book

The making of Still There — from first chapter to final cover.

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The Signal Series

Short-form essays on creativity, discipline, and the buried want.

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Blunt Point Press
Est. 2025 · Round Rock, Texas

Independent publisher of illustrated workbooks for creative people who are not done yet. Still There is the first title in an ongoing series.

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