Book Dummy Complete
I’ve been working steadily on this book for about two years now. Two years. That is nothing compared to how long I’ve wanted to write and illustrate a children’s book, which is the grand sum of my entire life… so … Continued
I’ve been working steadily on this book for about two years now. Two years. That is nothing compared to how long I’ve wanted to write and illustrate a children’s book, which is the grand sum of my entire life… so … Continued
I have been stewing and thinking and thinking and stewing about the world this past week. I think like most people my main fear, thought, worry, grievance is in the question that keeps rattling through my head– “what does this … Continued
” What’s a draft?” My daughter asked me. Well, it’s a piece of work that is finished, but also not finished. It’s a complete version, ready for edits, ready for the next step. “So it’s not actually done?” In the … Continued
Summer– home with my daughters during the day– naturally I had ambitions of getting so much done. It took at least a month for me to realize and remember that summer is impossible. There is no chance for any … Continued
Doing some quick facial studies today. What’s the best way I’ve found to do this? Use yourself as a model! Do whatcha need to do. No shame.
Last weekend, I took two days for myself. I checked into a nice hotel downtown– I wandered through the market, in and out of oddity shops. I looked at teapots. I explored a rooftop garden. I stopped in an Irish pub … Continued
At the top, he looks across the garden. He does not see Sylvie, yet somehow he feels closer to her here among the friendly faces of the flowers. He feels the wind. It is a breathing, beating drum of wind … Continued
He stops to rest, and looks up at the flowers towering above him. Up he climbs, up the twisting vines, up toward the the pink and golden buds that smile open to the sky. The leafy path smells fresh … Continued
Well, in spite of changing the entire point of view and voice of my story… I have still been having a bit of a hard time with the editing process; sort of overwhelmed because the whole thing needs a lot of work; … Continued
After letting the first draft of my book dummy sit for a few weeks and stew, I finally grit my teeth and opened the file again a few days ago. Returning to a piece of work like this is always … Continued