Sorry I’ve been absent for a while, friends… I was sent to a
training conference in Seattle for work, and the hotel’s internet was flaky, at
best. While I was there, I felt it would be an excellent time to come down with
lung-rattling bronchitis. Today is the first day I am both a) at home and b)
able to string words into sentences. But, I have an exciting announcement
(besides not being dead):
My illustrations are done!
Color me surprised, but my original illustrator got back to
me. I was convinced she had headed for the hills (over a week past her
extension date without a word, even though I tried repeatedly to contact her)
and BAM! Over a dozen preliminary drawings show up in my email.
I’m a deadlines person. Things are always completed on time—usually
even early—and God forbid anything ever be late. Artists, it seems, may run on
a slightly different time table than that. While I struggle to wrap my mind
around that idea, I’ve made my peace with it.
But good news all you struggling children's book writers out there: its entirely possible to have your book illustrated on a budget! Onto the next step in this process... Typesetting!
What do you think of the illustrations?
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