H.E. likes to watch TV late at night as I drift off to sleep, and sometimes I do that thing I do where words go in one ear and go out the other a completely changed creature. This time, H.E. is watching Robert Klein’s show on HBO, and Robert Klein’s doing that thing he does where he jokes and sings about politics and current events; he’s just an all-around funny and talented guy. I’m only half listening, of course, because…
It’s funny. Now that e-books are becoming more and more mainstream, I find myself falling more and more in love with print book design. I’m still doing e-book covers, but … but … I’m going in the wrong direction! But I do love book design with all my heart. I’ve started working for a lot of self-publishing authors lately, especially those publishing through Createspace and Lightning Source. I take their manuscripts and turn them into cleanly formatted, press-ready PDF text…
Five days until my trip, and day two of ghastly headache. I didn’t get much work or much packing done as a result; I didn’t want to stay at the computer too long or move around too much. I’m thinking about what to pack, though, and I definitely will pack a journal. I’ll pack this one: My cousin Zee gave it to me for my birthday. It’s handmade and, I think, from the Philippines. I know for certain the handmade-with-recycled-material…
I have a trip out of the country coming up in two weeks, so I’m all anxiety about packing and making sure my work is up to date. There is so much to do before I leave that my mind refuses to think about it, so I’m certain I’ll end up in a panic, trying to get things done in the very last minute. I’ll be gone for two weeks, and that in itself frightens me as I’m usually only…
H.E. persists in suggesting I do my own children’s books. I’m not against the idea, but I need time to work on something publishable. In the meantime, I’ve started doing interior illustrations. The book is Toto’s Tale, by K.D. Hays and Meg Weidman, published by Zumaya Publications, for whom I’ve done covers for books like Unveiling the Enigma and Busting Loose. Toto’s Tale is essentially the story of The Wizard of Oz, as told from Toto’s point of view, and…